a 28-year-old male farmer presented with a chief complaint of itching and extreme dis-comfort on the entire maxillary and mandibular gingivae. he was diagnosed with gingival myiasis and scaling was performed on both jaws. however because of the multiple larvae, complete removal with simple curettage and scaling was not feasible, therefore flap sur-gery was performed on the maxilla. one week lat...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical-pathologic features of what appears to be a gingival form of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. STUDY DESIGN Ten adult patients with recurrent and histologically progressive gingival leukoplakias who were diagnosed and treated at the University of California, San Francisco between 1994 and 1999, comprised the subject group for...

Physical examination There were multiple ulcerations over the lower lip (Figure 1). The gingiva was swollen and inflamed (Figure 1). Lace-like whitish streaks and well-defined Date: 13 March, 2002 Venue: Yaumatei Dermatology Clinic Organizer: Social Hygiene Service, DH; Clinico-pathological Seminar whitish plaques were found on the lower lip, gingiva and the left buccal mucosa (Figures 1& 2). T...

INTRODUCTION Gingiva is a common site for reactive, non-neoplastic, and neoplastic lesions with unspecific clinical features (Fig. 1): desquamative gingivitis as expression of mucocutaneous diseases (lichen planus, pemphigus, pemphigoid, plasma-cell gingivitis, lupus erythematosus), preneoplastic lesions (gingival verrucous proliferative leukoplakia), and gingival enlargements (gingival fibroma...

The successful integration of periodontal and restorative dentistry for both natural teeth and implants requires knowledge and application of both mechanical and biological principles. In areas of aesthetic concern, an adequate band of attached gingiva can increase patient comfort, reduce the probability of gingival recession following tooth preparation and simplify restorative procedures. Whil...

Gingival fibromatosis is a rare and heterogeneous group of disorders that develop as slowly progressive, local or diffuse enlargements within marginal and attached gingiva or interdental papilla. In severe cases, the excess tissue may cover the crowns of the teeth, thus causing functional, esthetic, and periodontal problems, such as bone loss and bleeding, due to the presence of pseudopockets a...

The main aim of periodontal surgery is to achieve a good function of the periodontium and, increasingly, aesthetically satisfying gingiva. Over the past few years surgical techniques have improved and some new techniques for achieving better results have been described. These techniques are based on the transplantation of free tissue grafts (Bjorn, 1963; Sullivan and Atkins, 1968; Nelson, 1987)...

Heat shock protein 27 kDa (Hsp27) functions as a molecular chaperon to prevent apoptosis as well as to contribute to the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation during development. In the present study, the localization of Hsp27 in the oral epithelium of rats and its expression change during formation of the gingiva with the tooth eruption were examined immunohistochemically to elu...

In children periodontal disease presents itself as symptoms of systemic disease, but very seldom does it develop, as in adults, into cases that accompany serious damage to the alveolar bone. Most common are the cases of localized filth and eruptive gingivitis. The majority of these cases of gingivitis are localized in the interdental papilla and marginal gingiva and very few of them affect the ...