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Podcast: A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast
Episode: Fast Facts: Perio Edition "Periodontitis as a Manifestation of Systemic Disease - Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome"
Description: On this week's episode of Fast Facts - Perio Edition, Katrina Sanders, we are continuing the conversation that we started last week in discussing periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease highlighting patients that present with Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome. Â Quotes: Â "When we talk about patients who have Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Syndrome, there's a problem with the way these white blood cells actually adhere to that endothelium." Â "So if you see patients who are experiencing recurrent infection of periodontal disease, delayed wound healing, and sores in the are...