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Query: UMLS:C0031099 (
periodontitis
)
12,489
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
It has been suggested that the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can increase the severity of marginal
periodontitis
. We administered antiviral treatment (
Valtrex
for a period of 10 days) to a patient with recurrent periodontal disease and a high EBV load subgingivally. The antiviral treatment decreased the presence of EBV to the detection limit and the periodontal condition improved dramatically. One year after treatment, the periodontal condition was still stable and the virus barely detectable. The case suggests that virus screening and subsequent antiviral therapy may be useful as an adjunct to conventional periodontal therapy.
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PMID:Patient with severe periodontitis and subgingival Epstein-Barr virus treated with antiviral therapy. 1830 69
