some lesions in the oral cavity and mostly on gingiva have predominant predilection towards females, and mostly occur in the first four decades of life when changes in sex hormone levels in blood are obvious. the present study aimed to investigate the presence and distribution of estrogen and progesterone receptors in peripheral giant cell granuloma (pgcg), pyogenic granuloma (pg) and periphera...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical-pathologic features of what appears to be a gingival form of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. STUDY DESIGN Ten adult patients with recurrent and histologically progressive gingival leukoplakias who were diagnosed and treated at the University of California, San Francisco between 1994 and 1999, comprised the subject group for...

Leiomyomas are benign soft tissue neoplasms that arise from smooth muscles. Three distinctive patterns of leiomyoma have been described as piloleiomyomas, angioleiomyomas and genital leiomyomas. Here in, we report the case of 39-year male with chief complain of growth on his lower left front region of the jaw. On the basis of clinical examination, it was provisionally diagnosed as pyogenic gran...

Oral malignant melanoma is an infrequent neoplasia making up less than 1% of all melanomas, which exhibits much more aggressive behavior than those found on the skin. We present an aggressive case of oral malignant melanoma located on the mandibular gingiva in a 24-year-old male patient, who developed metastases to not only the regional lymph nodes but also the lungs and liver. The advanced sta...

Eruption gingivitis is an inflammation that occurs when the teeth erupt which often associated with difficulty in tooth eruption and will subside after emerge oral cavity. The purpose of this study was to determine process du-ring children. inflammatory ofgingiva show a change color gingiva such as be-coming red, swelling gingiva, distinctive surface texture. gingivitisassociated primary perman...

Abstract Introduction The portion of the keratinized gingiva that is firmly attached to bone a significant determinant influencing oral hygiene and aids in removal deposits from gingival crest, upgrades esthetics, minimizes erythema area restituted dentition. Aim To assess an interrelation among thickness gingiva, erythema, dental hygiene. An vestibular height, Materials Methods A transverse st...

Fibrosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal neoplasm’s of the fibroblasts which are represents 1% all malignancies in head and neck region. In this article we described case primary fibrosarcoma gingiva right sided alvulas mandible 16 years old male. Who was presented with rapidly growing painful lump. Microscopically tumor mass composed atypical proliferation spindle cells arranged intersecti...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Endo perio lesions are common conditions that are often difficult to diagnose and are persistent if not treated completely. However, if the patient’s history is taken carefully and thorough evaluation of all possible routes of infection is carried out, a properly done endodontic treatment is sufficient to eliminate the infection. However, wherever a secondary periodontal ...

OBJECTIVE The association between gingival pigmentation and active smoking has been established. This investigation is the first to address the relationship between gingival pigmentation in children and passive smoking. METHODS A case-control study was performed involving 59 nonsmoking children who were selected from patient records of a dental clinic in a rural town in Japan. The number of s...

The present study summarizes our experience in treating a patient with a suspected granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-producing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower gingiva, which is a rather rare entity. A 56-year-old woman underwent surgical excision of palate leukoplakia in 1996. In 2009, however, a leukoplakic superficial tumor was detected in the lower left gingiva, for wh...