2466 A 45-year-old woman presented in 1992 with symmetrical polyarthritis affecting the small joints of the hands and wrists bilaterally. The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was made and she was given methotrexate and small doses of prednisone, with significant improvement. In 1997 she experienced a flare of the synovitis and cyclosporin A (CSA) (3 mg/kg/day), equivalent to 200 mg/day, w...

Background: Fibrous hyperplasia or epulis fissuratum is a name related to reactive tissue response chronic irritation and trauma caused by dentures that are not properly attached. Persistent the oral mucosa can cause carcinoma. The treatment management of becomes very challenging for geriatric patients.
 Objective: To discuss fibrous in patients with history hypertensive disease.
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Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis (HGF) also referred to as idiopathic gingival hyperplasia is a rare type of slow growing gingival enlargement with great clinical and genetic heterogenity inherited usually as Mendelian autosomal dominant fashion. Occurring as an isolated trait (HGF) and/or as a component of a syndrome, the affected gingiva is characterized by firm, asymptomatic, nonhemorrhagic ...

It has been suggested that one of the main factors contributing to the perception of esthetics is the position of the gingival tissues in the upper arch. The aim of this study was to evaluate the esthetic perception of dental students regarding different pictures of classical periodontal situations related to the gingival margin. This was an observational cross-sectional study involving 161 den...