{"title":"Effects of vitamin a deficiency on the periodontal tissues","authors":"Paul E Boyle D.M.D.","doi":"10.1016/0096-6347(47)90291-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>There is considerable evidence from investigations with laboratory animals that changes in the oral mucosa and alveolar bone occur which predispose to the development of periodontal disease. The relation of vitamin A deficiency to periodontal disease in human beings awaits investigation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":88816,"journal":{"name":"American journal of orthodontics and oral surgery","volume":"33 10","pages":"Pages 744-748"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1947-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0096-6347(47)90291-3","citationCount":"13","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American journal of orthodontics and oral surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0096634747902913","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
There is considerable evidence from investigations with laboratory animals that changes in the oral mucosa and alveolar bone occur which predispose to the development of periodontal disease. The relation of vitamin A deficiency to periodontal disease in human beings awaits investigation.