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Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth. [ 5] In its early stage, called gingivitis, the gums become swollen and red and may bleed. [ 5] It is considered the main cause of tooth loss for adults worldwide. [ 7][ 8] In its more serious form, called ...
A blue circle, the symbol for diabetes. High blood sugar levels, autoantibodies targeting insulin-producing cells. Type 1 diabetes ( T1D ), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. [ 5] Insulin is a hormone required for the cells ...
hormone therapy, antifungals, immunosuppression. Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 ( APS-1 ), is a subtype of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (autoimmune polyglandular syndrome). It causes the dysfunction of multiple endocrine glands due to autoimmunity. It is a genetic disorder, inherited in autosomal recessive fashion due to a defect ...
Slowly evolving immune-mediated diabetes, or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults ( LADA ), is a form of diabetes that exhibits clinical features similar to both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), [ 3][ 4] and is sometimes referred to as type 1.5 diabetes. [ 5] It is an autoimmune form of diabetes, similar to T1D, but patients ...
This sub-type is used in place of Shields' dentine dysplasia type I, in which only the roots of the teeth are affected. Both primary and permanent teeth are affected. The teeth appear normal clinically. Radiographically, the roots are shorter and fused together with a rounded apex. [3]
Specialty. Dentistry. Amelogenesis imperfecta ( AI) is a congenital disorder which presents with a rare abnormal formation of the enamel [ 1] or external layer of the crown of teeth, unrelated to any systemic or generalized conditions. [ 2] Enamel is composed mostly of mineral, that is formed and regulated by the proteins in it.
Classification. An internationally agreed classification formulated at the World Workshop in Clinical Periodontics in 1989 divided periodontal diseases into 5 groups: adult periodontitis, early-onset periodontitis, periodontitis associated with systemic disease, necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis and refractory periodontitis. [1] In 1993 at ...
Bardet–Biedl syndrome ( BBS) is a ciliopathic human genetic disorder that produces many effects and affects many body systems. It is characterized by rod/cone dystrophy, polydactyly, central obesity, hypogonadism, and kidney dysfunction in some cases. [ 2] Historically, slower mental processing has also been considered a principal symptom but ...