01503nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001000065653000900075653001100084653001200095653001100107653000800118653001200126653001600138653000900154653001600163653001000179653001700189653001600206653001300222100001500235700001700250700001300267245010400280300001100384490000700395520074900402022001401151       1976                            d  c1976 Aug10aAdult10aChina10aFace10aFemale10aGingiva10aHumans10aJaw10aleprosy10aLymphocytes10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMouth10aPeriodontium10aRadiography10aThailand1 aReichart P1 aAnanatasan T1 aReznik G00aGingiva and periodontium in lepromatous leprosy. A clinical, radiological, and microscopical study.  a455-600 v473 a<p>Thirty patients with lepromatous leprosy of long duration were examined for gingival and periodontal changes. All patients presented with chronic gingivitis and periodontitis of an unspecific type. Etiologic factors affecting the development of gingival and periodontal changes in this disease are: lack of oral hygiene with severe plaque and calculus formation due to the inability of the patients to perform oral hygiene, mouth breathing, specific granulomatous infiltrations, and a possible specific drug action. Specific changes in form of 'facies leprosa' are not pathognomonic of lepromatous leprosy but may be found in 20% of the cases among Thai and Chinese patients. Occurrence and pathogenesis of 'facies leprosa' is described.</p>  a0022-3492