A case report suggests that mild vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection may be associated with the pathogenesis of severe gingival overgrowth. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection: a case report.
Clin Case Rep. 2014 Dec ;2(6):286-95. Epub 2014 Sep 4. PMID: 25548632
Kazuhiro Omori
It has been suggested that vitamin C deficiency/scurvy is associated with gingival inflammatory changes; however, the disorder is very infrequently encountered in the modern era. Here, we report a case of extensive gingival overgrowth caused by vitamin C deficiency associated with metabolic syndrome and severe periodontal infection.