Objetivo: La sÃfilis es una enfermedad de transmisión
sexual con una incidencia creciente a nivel mundial. En la sÃ-
filis secundaria, las lesiones orales son frecuentes, siendo a
veces la única manifestación. El objetivo de este artÃculo es
presentar una serie de casos clÃnicos de sÃfilis co...
The aim of this study is to report a case of an extensive and aggressive gingival lesion, compatible with localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia (LJSGH), demonstrating the difficulties of diagnosis and management. A 33 years-old male patient was referred to Department of Oral and Maxillof...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare and evaluate the clinical efficacy of diode laser and cryosurgery for treating melanin pigmentation of gingiva. Material and Methods: A total of twenty-five subjects with physiological gingival pigmentation on the facial aspect of both maxillary and mandibular anterior ar...
Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the gingival state and presence of red complex bacteria in saliva samples of 12-year-old schoolchildren. A calibrated periodontist evaluated biofilm index (BI) (Silness and Löe, 1964), presence of calculus, and gingival index (GI) (Silness and Löe, ...
Introduction: Epulis granulomatosa is a post-surgical lesion emanating from an extraction socket. It can be misdiagnosed with other lesions that have similar clinical appearances, such as foreign body and pyogenic granuloma. Excisional biopsy stands as its gold-standard treatment followed by h...
RESUMEN El granuloma piógeno es una lesión que se manifiesta en la piel y en la cavidad oral, relacionado con diversas causas, como irritación crónica, trauma y cambios hormonales. ClÃnicamente se muestra como una lesión hiperplásica altamente vascularizada, con un tamaño de 1-3 cm, de base pedun...
ABSTRACT: The clinical management of the epulis involves the elimination of causal factors, excision of fibrous tissue excess accompanied by an appropriate prosthetic rehabilitation. The confection of interim prosthesis or the rectification of old prosthesis for the setting up of a tissue conditioner if ...
ABSTRACT: Gingival hyperpigmentation is produced by excessive melanin deposit, generating a dark gum coloring. Although it does not constitute a health issue, in some cases it usually represents an aesthetic problem that can affect psychologically, for which there are currently several treatment alternat...
Los cepillos interproximales son una herramienta
de higiene interdental que tiene variadas indicaciones
y múltiples beneficios.
Pacientes con enfermedad periodontal, con papilas
que no llenan el espacio interdentario, portadores
de aparatologÃa ortodóncica, prótesis fija
o de implantes entre otros ca...
Existen diversas condiciones anatómicas o alteraciones mucogingivales que pueden afectar tanto el normal funcionamiento como la estética gingival de piezas dentarias e implantes dentales. Si bien los tratamientos de estas condiciones se han realizado tradicionalmente con bisturÃ, el desarrollo tecnolÃ...
