Background: Crown lengthening (CL) is a perio–aesthetic treatment to gain an ideal proportion of teeth and gingiva, depigmentation treat gingival hyperpigmentation.
 Objective: To describe the altered passive eruption (APE) with CL procedure using scalpel scraping technique.
 Case Report: A 21-year-old man presented complaint short maxillary front brownish gum. Intraoral examination r...

Background: A normal gingiva is generally “salmon” pink in color. Varying degrees of brownish pigmentation may be seen Blacks (seldom also Caucasians). Those who exhibit gingival hyperpigmentation face aesthetic problems.
 Objective: To describe the treatment a 29-yearold male attending Department Periodontics Clinic, Universitas Padjadjaran, exhibiting excessive staining on gums right to ...

Schwannoma is a rare benign neural neoplasm derived from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Schwannoma accounts for 25% to 48% of all neoplasm cases in the head and neck region. Oral Schwannoma is an uncommon soft tissue tumor comprising of 1% of all Schwannomas. Tongue is the most common location for oral schwannoma. Occurrence of gingival schwannoma is very rare and less than 10 ca...

This study assessed the thresholds of orofacial touch and pressure sensation in children and compared them with those in adults. Child subjects who were outpatients of TMDU Dental Hospital and who had no particular systemic diseases other than dental problems, were classified into 4 groups: preschool children (4-5 y, n=26), lower-grade elementary school pupils (6-9 y, n=100), higher-grade eleme...

Background: The gingiva is frequently challenged to oral bacteria which are able to induce inflammatory responses with increased fluid filtration and edema formation in the tissue. Under given circumstances periodontal pathogens can also promote periodontal disease characterized by bone resorption. Lymphatic vessels drain fluid from the interstitium and transport lymphocytes and antigen-present...

The aim of this clinical prospective study was to evaluate the alterations that occurred in the gingival dimensions of canine teeth following dentoalveolar distraction (DAD) during a 12 month follow-up period.The study sample comprised 36 maxillary canines of 18 growing or adult subjects with a mean age of 16.94 years (13.08-25.58 years) at the start of treatment. Full retraction of the canines...

background: gingival involvement is commonly seen in lichen planus, a chronic mucocutaneous infl ammatory condition of the stratifi ed squamous epithelia. it is often painful and may undergo malignant transformation and thus warrants early diagnosis and prompt treatment. the aim of this study is to evaluate the use of a bioresorbable membrane (polyglactin 910) in the management of erosive liche...