Jiménez M, Baer P N
J Periodontol. 1975 Dec;46(12):715-20. doi: 10.1902/jop.1975.46.12.715.
Twenty-eight children with ANUG and nine children with noma were studied over the past 9 years. It is concluded that these entities occur only in children from low socioeconomic groups and have a multifactorial etiology consisting of poor oral hygiene and malnutrition. In the case of noma, a prior infection with a viral agent or intestinal parasitism appears to be important predisposing factors.
