Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2022)

Periodontitis and Intra-Oral Plasmacytosis in a Noonan’s Syndrome Patient

  • Hadeel Alqatami,
  • Khalid N. Said,
  • Adham A. Ammar,
  • Hani Nazzal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1379769
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2022

Abstract

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A 13-year-old female patient with Noonan’s syndrome, intra-oral periodontitis, and associated periodontal lesions is presented in this case report. The patient suffered early onset severe molar pattern periodontitis and recurrent intra-oral inflammatory lesions, pyogenic granuloma, and plasmacytosis, which were excised and controlled using a strict oral hygiene protocol based on long-term use of chlorhexidine-based products as auxiliary aid to regular home care and brushing.