Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a nonneoplastic lesion that may affect any region of the gingiva or alveolar mucosa of edentulous and toothed areas, preferentially in the mandible and rarely occurring in children. This report describes the clinical and histopathological findings of a PGCG diagnosed in the maxilla of a 9-year-old boy associated with a tooth erupting improperly and a tr...

Gingival recession is a common concern due to esthetic and root sensitivity especially in mandibular anterior teeth. Various treatment modalities mucogingival techniques have been carried out for the of recession. The presence shallow vestibule, inadequate width attached gingiva may pose challenge which several surgical solutions are reported literature. Bridge flap technique one such that can ...

AIM The aim of this article is to present a brief review of plasma cell gingivitis (PCG) along with reports of three cases with varying clinical presentations of the condition associated with the use of herbal toothpaste. BACKGROUND PCG is a rare benign condition of the gingiva characterized by sharply demarcated erythematous and edematous gingivitis often extending to the mucogingival juncti...

Introduction: Smoking is a known risk factor of periodontitis. Cotinine, a metabolic by product of nicotine is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Changes in gingival microvasculature, gingival epithelium take place which manifest clinically as decreased bleeding on probing and reduced inflammatory response, increased gingival thickness etc. Knowing the importance of gingival thickne...

In this study, the gingival inflammation degree of dogs was determined according to Gingival Index (GI). According index, it aimed determine free gingiva (FG), attached (AG) and alveolar mucosa (AM) temperatures with healthy gums by means a thermal camera. The material study consisted 140 aged 2 years older, who were brought Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Anim...

Introduction: The facial appearance depends on several oral and extraoral factors including colour of skin pigmentation gingival epithelium. the gingiva varies among individuals is thought to be associated with cutaneous which ranges from light dark brown or black colour.
 Objective: To assess prevalence physiological pigmentation, biotype their association colur in Nepalese subjects visit...

A case of two fibrotic lesions of the oral mucosa in a 17-month-old African-American female is reported. Both lesions occurred on the anterior maxilla, one lesion pedunculated on the buccal attached gingiva and the other lesion sessile on the palate. Histological examination characterized the buccal lesion as focal fibrous hyperplasia (FFH) and the palatal lesion as a giant cell fibroma (GCF). ...