Study of Neutrophils During Gingival Inflammation in Children With Down Syndrome/Trisomy 21
Since 2018, the Chicago Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions, has listed Down syndrome (DS)/trisomy 21 (T21) as a systemic disease with periodontal implications. Numerous studies report an increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis in DS/T21 individuals under the age of 35. Approximately 35% of adolescents with DS show early signs of alveolar bone loss. However, very few studies have examined the role of immune deficiency in DS/T21 patients in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Indeed, periodontitis induced by bacterial plaque is virtually non-existent in the paediatric population, leaving the field to systemically-induced periodontitis. The investigators hypothesize that specific neutrophil phenotypes in DS/T21 patients are key to explaining the rapid progression to periodontitis. Investigator's primary objective is to characterize the different oral and blood neutrophil subtypes in DS/T21 children with gingival inflammation. Investigator's secondary objective is to assess the involvement of different neutrophil subtypes in early periodontitis in children with DS/T21.
⁃ Common to all groups:
• Age: 3 to 12
• Patient affiliated to a social security program, beneficiary not covered by the AME.
• Legal representatives who speak and understand French well enough to be able to read and understand the study information.
• Legal representatives giving written consent for their child's participation in the study.
⁃ Specific:
⁃ Case Group:
• Trisomy 21 patient with gingival inflammation (subgroup 1)
• Trisomy 21 patient with healthy gingiva on intact periodontium with no history of periodontitis (subgroup 2)
⁃ Control Group: child meeting one of these criteria:
• Patient with psychomotor retardation with no known repercussions on the orofacial sphere or immunity, presenting gingival inflammation (subgroup 1)
• Patients with psychomotor retardation and no known repercussions on orofacial health or immunity, presenting gingival health on intact periodontium with no history of gingival inflammation (subgroup 2).
• Patients with no known general pathology and gingival inflammation (subgroup 3)
• Patients with no known general pathology and healthy gingiva on intact periodontium with no history of gingival inflammation (subgroup 4)