Oral characteristics in adult individuals with periodontal Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Ulrike LepperdingerChloe AngwinDi MilnesGlenda SobeyNeeti GhaliDiana JohnsonAngela F BradyTammy KamminJessica M BowenRebekka GröbnerPernilla LundbergJames ScottJohannes ZschockeFleur S van DijkInes Kapferer-SeebacherPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2022)
Characteristic oral traits of pEDS in adults are severe CAL with shallow probing depths and marked gingival recession. This is complemented by a lack of attached gingiva. These indications need to be paralleled by genetic analyses to diagnose pEDS unambiguously.