Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been proposed as an adjunctive strategy for periodontitis treatments. However, use of aPDT for periodontal treatment is complicated by the difficulty in accessing morphologically complex lesions such as furcation involvement, which the irradiation beam (which is targeted parallel to the tooth axis into the periodontal pocket) cannot access directly....

CASE REPORT This is a case report of diagnosis and management of a foreign body embedded in the gingivae of a preschool child. A 3 year-old girl presented with pain, mobility and intraoral oedema of the upper left primary canine (#63). An angular, diffuse radiolucency on the mesial aspect of the primary canine was observed in the periapical radiograph and within this radiolucency, a linear radi...

ranging in color from pink to white, ridged or wrinkled exophytic, and pedunculated lesion. When these lesions occur on the surface of the lips, alveolar gingivae, or palate, they are well keratinized, while on nonkeratinized mucosal surfaces, they appear soft and pink/red. HPV is DNA virus detected in approximately 50% of squamous papillomas. The common wart, verruca vulgaris, is generally fou...

A retrospective review of one hundred and seventy three cases of eclampsia seen between 1994 and 2002 was conducted. Twenty one patients (12.1%) whose ages ranged from 18 to 35 years sustained orofacial injuries during the course of their eclamptic fits. Lacerations and bruises on the tongue, gingivae and lips accounted for injuries in all the patients. Temporomandibular joint dislocation was a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE T cells and their cytokines are believed to be key factors in periodontal disease and bone resorption. We previously showed that T cells transferred to nude mice were related to inflammatory bone resorption in vivo. However, it has not been clarified whether T cells can induce bone resorption in the absence of B cells. In this study, we therefore investigated the abilit...

The heads of nine 2.5 to 3-year-old Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) were obtained from a commercial farm where crocodiles are raised for their skins and meat. The animals from which these specimens originated were clinically healthy at the time they were slaughtered. A detailed description of the macroscopic and microscopic features of the palate and gingivae of the Nile crocodile is pre...

Background: Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract including the mouth. Bowel symptoms are predominant. Oral involvement may precede the GI symptoms. This case report presents a patient affected by Crohn’s disease with oral onset. Case presentation: We present a 30-year-old pregnant woman complaining of chronic, ...