Oral mucosa is composed of a stratified epithelial layer and underlying connective tissue. The structure of the oral mucosa and the connection of the epithelial layer to the underlying connective tissue are highly variable, depending on the intraoral region. The structural features of the different types of intraoral mucosa develop during the fetal period. Human gingival epithelium consists of ...

Bone grafting to repair an alveolar cleft has long been an integral part of the treatment of persons with unilateral and bilateral clefts of the lip and alveolus. The presence of the cleft places a limitation on the orthodontist who would like to move teeth in the area of the cleft. Various grafting materials have been placed in alveolar clefts in an attempt to solve this problem. The case to b...

Keratin is a strong, fibrous protein that coats the skin, male genitalia and some tissues in the mouth and female genitalia. Keratin protects the host by providing a barrier against primary herpes simplex virus infection. We postulate that keratin may also hinder the host by protecting the virus from effective immune responses such as those present on mucosal surfaces, enabling recurrent lesion...

Introduction Lichen planus (LP) is an inflammatory, autoimmune,mucocutaneous disorderwithmultiple clinical variants that may involve both keratinized skin and mucosal surfaces. In addition to affecting keratinized skin of the trunk and extremities, LP often affects the oral and vulvovaginal mucosa. Vulvovaginal involvement can be associated with itching, burning, pain, dyspareunia, and destruct...

Purpose. The purpose of this retrospective case series is to describe and compare different surgical techniques that can be utilized to augment the keratinized soft tissue around implant-supported overdentures. Materials and Methods. The data set was extracted as deidentified information from the routine treatment of patients at the Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at N...

Insufficiently keratinized tissue can be increased surgically by free gingival grafting. The presence or reconstruction of keratinized mucosa around the implant can facilitate restorative procedure and allow the maintenance of an oral hygiene routine without irritation or discomfort to the patient. The aim of this clinical case report is to describe an oral rehabilitation procedure of an edentu...

The aim of this clinical article is to review the methods of depigmentation of melanin pigmentation of gingiva and explain scalpel surgical technique for depigmentation of gingiva.

Three-dimensional structures of connective tissue papillae of the human gingiva were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Specimens were obtained from human cadavers fixed with 10% formaldehyde. The free gingiva, attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa were excised from the incisor, canine and molar regions. They were further fixed with 2.5% glutaraldehyde and treated with 2 N NaOH for 2 weeks...

introduction: the purpose of this preliminary study was to evaluate the periodontal condition of intruded molars in various phases of treatments. methods: 30 patients with at least one overerupted upper first molar were selected. upper molar bands with brackets were cemented. two miniscrews were placed in the mesiopalatal and mesiobuccal aspect of the aforementioned teeth. a titanium molybdenum...