Periodontitis en un paciente con neutropenia constitucionalevolución de dos años

  1. Cabrerizo Merino, M.C.
  2. Oñate Sánchez, R.E.
  3. Martínez López, F.
  4. Romero Maroto, M.
Journal:
Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

ISSN: 1135-030X

Year of publication: 2000

Volume: 7

Issue: 1

Pages: 13-16

Type: Article

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Abstract

The concept of neutropenia comprises al the pathologies that neutrophil leukocytes are under 1500 cells/mm3 in peripheral blood. This could be due to a decrease in the production or a increase in their destruction. In these cases, the gingival and periodontal pathologies are common. We present a clinical case of a 6 year old patient with constitutional neutropenia, which had a very important loss of periodontal insertion. After two years of periodical treatments (oral hygiene, tartar removal, chlorhexidine varnish) we obtained a decrease of periodontal destruction but not completely.