Treatment of Desquamative Gingivitis with Free Gingival Graft: A Case Report

Autor: Vatankhah, Mehdi, Taghi Chitsazi, Mohammad, Mehdipour, Masoumeh, Taghavi Zenouz, Ali, Estakhri, Rasoul
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 33-36 (2010)
Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
ISSN: 2008-2118
Popis: Recalcitrant gingival erythematous lichen planus lesions comprise a considerable therapeutic problem. This case of chronic desquamative gingivitis in a 25-year-old woman with erosive oral lichen planus was treated with topical and systemic corti-costeroid administration, followed by placement of a free gingival graft on right upper quadrant. Although recurrence of the lesions was observed following both treatment modalities, free gingival graft despite being an aggressive therapy, proved more effective and with fewer side effects compared with topical or systemic steroid therapy, and seems to be a promising treatment modality with the benefit of more stable results, among others.
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