Severe periodontitis in Marfan's syndrome: a case report.

Background: Connective tissue disorders, such as some forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, have been associated with severe periodontitis.

Methods: This report describes a case of Marfan's syndrome, an inherited disorder of connective tissue caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene, in which the patient presented with severe periodontitis.

Results: At examination, an average full-mouth clinical attachment level loss of 5.