Desquamative Gingivitis: Investigation, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management in Practice
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The term desquamative gingivitis describes the clinical appearance of gingiva that are red, glazed, often oedematous, with loss of stippling, and that have areas of superficial epithelial desquamation and/or ulceration (Fig 1). Vesicles, white striae or flecks may also be seen (Figs 2, 3). Desquamative gingivitis is not a disease entity but a clinical manifestation of several different disorders (Robinson and Wray, 2003; Field and Longman, 2003; Scully, 2004). Desquamative gingivitis may be an isolated finding or may be accompanied by other lesions of the oral mucosa that help to determine the clinical diagnosis. Causes of desquamative gingivitis include: 1. Dermatoses, which include: – Lichen planus – Mucous membrane pemphigoid – Pemphigus – Dermatitis herpetiformis – Linear IgA disease – Epidermolysis bullosa.
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