01329nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002300074653002200097653001100119653001200130653001200142653002500154653002300179653001600202653001700218100001800235700001200253700001400265245011900279856005900398300001100457490000700468050003200475520049400507022001401001       1994                            d  c1994 Jun10aAdult10aAged10aAlveolar Bone Loss10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aIncisor10aleprosy10aLongitudinal studies10aMaxillary Diseases10aMiddle Aged10aPeriodontium1 aSubramaniam K1 aNah S H1 aMarks S C00aA longitudinal study of alveolar bone loss around maxillary central incisors in patients with leprosy in Malaysia.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1994/v65n2/pdf/v65n2a07.pdf  a137-420 v65  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The loss of alveolar bone supporting the maxillary central incisors and the general periodontal conditions were evaluated after 14 years in the 12 patients remaining from an original group of 47 under treatment in Malaysia. Alveolar bone loss was minimal during this period even in the presence of periodontal inflammation. These data suggest that treatment protects patients with leprosy from alveolar bone loss and suggests that other skeletal deformities might respond similarly.</p>  a0305-7518