Background and Objective. Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic mucocutaneous disease. OLP can occur in different oral sites such as gingiva. The purpose of study was to evaluate the periodontal status of OLP patients with desquamative gingivitis (DG) and compare it with that of healthy control. Methods. This study was case-control. 32 patients with gingival OLP as a case group and 32 he...

Discrepancy in the labial gingival margin of the maxillary incisors poses a major aesthetic problem. Orthodontic extrusion can improve the aesthetic problem caused by gingival margin levels before restoration. In these case reports, orthodontic extrusion was performed with palatal circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy for improving the discrepancy of the labial gingival margin. Two years post...

At present, there are no diagnostic tools that permit early detection of peri-implantitis. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the correlation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels with traditional periodontal clinical parameters around dental implants, since AST has been associated with destruction of cardiac, hepatic, and periodontal tissues. Twenty healthy voluntee...

Gingival enlargement or gingival overgrowth is the abnormal growth of periodontal tissues. Drug induced gingival enlargement is one of the most common cause of enlarged gingiva. Drugs associated with gingival enlargement are divided in to three major groups namely anticonvulsants, immunosuppressant and calcium channel blockers [1]. Among the anticonvulsants, phenytoin is most commonly associate...

Scaling and root planing is one of the most fundamental and effective procedures in periodontal therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate statistically whether clinical or microbiological parameters before treatment are related to changes in probing pocket depth (PD). Two kinds of numerical values represented changes in PD. One was pocket difference (A-B: A; PD before the treatment ...

Gingival fenestrations are an opening through unattached oral keratinized tissue. Gingival fenestrations have rarely been reported in the literature. However, these lesions may be more common than has been reported; lack of symptoms may inhibit patient awareness. The etiology of these lesions are clearly unknown. In this article, two cases of gingival fenestration due to poor oral hygiene in ad...

introduction: one of the most common problems we confront in orthodontic therapy is periodontal diseases. initial factor which causes these diseases is colonization of anaerobic microorganisms in subgingival plaque. technically, local environmental changes related to orthodontic band and brackets may influence the bacterial species in periodontal plaque. however, it seems necessary to assess va...

Gingival recession is the exposure of root surfaces due to apical migration of the gingival tissue margins. The principal objectives of treating a gingival recession are to achieve better esthetics and reduce hypersensitivity. The gingival biotype is an important modifying factor in the treatment of gingival recession. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the significance of changing the s...