Idiopathic Desquamative Gingivitis

Desquamative gingivitis is described as an erythematous, desquamated gingival lesion. There are many etiologic factors for the appearance of such lesions. The aim of this case report is to diagnose the cause of the lesion by analyzing the complete medical, dental, and personal histories. An elaborat...

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Autores principales: Alkahtani, Zuhair M., Arunachalam, Rajeev, Bapat, Ranjeet Ajit, Thangavelu, Arthiie, Jegatheeswaran, Anbuselvan Gobichettipalayam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34447217
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_622_20
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Sumario:Desquamative gingivitis is described as an erythematous, desquamated gingival lesion. There are many etiologic factors for the appearance of such lesions. The aim of this case report is to diagnose the cause of the lesion by analyzing the complete medical, dental, and personal histories. An elaborated differential diagnosis is done, and the lesion is successfully treated accordingly. The gold standard treatment is usually provided by systemic or topical corticosteroids. Another treatment option is antioxidant therapy which provides rapid healing of the tissue

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