Spongiotic Gingival Hyperplasia in a Child with Asperger Syndrome: a Case Report
Aikaterini Aktypi-Bampouranou,
Eleni-Marina Kalogirou,
Ioannis Skamnakis
et al.
Abstract:Background
Asperger syndrome is a type of autism spectrum disorder that may affect oral health and dental management. Spongiotic gingival hyperplasia is a rare lesion with unique clinicopathological features and unknown pathogenesis that has not been previously reported in a patient with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this case report is to present the first case of spongiotic gingival hyperplasia in a child with Asperger syndrome.
Methods
A 14-year-old boy wi… Show more
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