Clinical and immunological assessment of periodontal disease in Japanese leprosy patients.

Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya 663-8501; 1National Sanatorium Kuryu-Rakusen-En, Kusatsu 377-1711; 2Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Division of Cervico-Gnathostomatology and 7Department of Periodontal Medicine, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima 734-8553; 3National Sanatorium Nagashima-Aisei-En, Setouchi 701-4592; 4National Sanatorium Oku-Komyo-En, Setouchi 701-4593; 5Department of Odontology, Section of Periodontology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka 814-0193; 6Department of Pathophysiology/Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525; 8Faculty of Oral Health, Kobe Tokiwa University, Kobe 653-0838, Japan