Periodontal condition and treatment in a patient with rare systemic condition: A case report for acid sphingomyelinase deficiency.

Fernando Valentim BitencourtCláubia Viegas BenderTiago FioriniSabrina Carvalho GomesFernanda Visioli Patrícia Daniela Melchiors Angst

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2020)

Despite the severity of the initial periodontal condition, the patient with chronic visceral ASMD responded well to the non-surgical periodontal treatment.

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