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Vitamin Deficiency

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Periodontal Manifestations of Local and Systemic Diseases

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Scurvy is a rare vitamin C deficiency that is usually limited to individuals (infants and elderly edentulous) whose diets are poor in fresh fruits and vegetables.

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  1. Medical School, University of Athens, 37 Ipsilandou Street, 10676, Athens, Greece

    George Laskaris MD, DDS, PhD (Head of Oral Medicine Clinic,“A. Sygros” Hospital Associate Professor of Oral Medicine Medical School)

  2. Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X8LD, UK

    Crispian Scully CBE, MD, PhD, MDS, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci (Director)

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Laskaris, G., Scully, C. (2003). Vitamin Deficiency. In: Periodontal Manifestations of Local and Systemic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55596-1_28

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