Mouth Lesions Associated with Dietary Deficiencies in Monkeys

Abstract

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Stomatitis in Childhood

“…Herlitz (1938), who investigated the vitamin C saturation of children with and without gingivitis, was unable to find any significant difference between the two groups. Similarly Topping and Fraser (1939) concluded that there was no definite relationship between the commoner mouth lesions and vitamin deficiency. The very fact that deficiencies of so many vitamins have been implicated as a cause of the disease is itself a point which throws doubt on their importance.…”

The Epidemiology, Etiology, and Pathophysiology of Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis Associated with Malnutrition

“…[49][50][51][52] Studies in monkeys have demonstrated the synergism between oral microbial flora and malnutrition in the production of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. 53 Malnutrition not only affects the structural and functional integrity of the tissues but also determines the character of their responses to pathogenic organisms. Also, the younger the individual, the more profound are the effects of malnutrition on tissue resistance.…”