The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2017 , Vol 59 , Num 1
Aggressive periodontitis associated with Kindler syndrome in a large Kindler syndrome pedigree
Tuba Talo Yıldırım 1 ,Filiz Acun Kaya 2 ,Mustafa Taşkesen 3 ,Serkan Dündar 1 ,Alihan Bozoğlan 1 ,Gülücağ Giray Tekin 4 ,Sedat Akdeniz 5
1 Department of Periodontology, Fırat University Faculty of Dentistry, Elazığ, Turkey
2 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
3 Departments of Pediatrics, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
4 Department of Periodontology, Mouth and Dental Health Center, Diyarbakır, Turkey
5 Departments of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2017.01.009 Talo-Yıldırım T, Acun-Kaya F, Taşkesen M, Dündar S, Bozoğlan A, Tekin GG, Akdeniz S. Aggressive periodontitis associated with Kindler syndrome in a large Kindler syndrome pedigree. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 56-61.

Kindler syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disorder. The clinical features include aggressive periodontal disease and severe desquamative gingivitis. Five individuals with KS were assessed by oral examination, radiographic analysis and periodontal measurements. All the patients’ indexes were recorded prior to periodontal treatment and at the end of the 1th, 3th , 6th, 9th and 12th month respectively. All the patients had improvement of periodontal status and enhancement in index scores. The affected individuals were previously screened for FERMT1 mutations. KS patients’ periodontal disease activity could be taken under control with regular follow-up. Keywords : FERMT-1, periodontal disease, periodontal treatment, growth retardation

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