Gingival enlargement may be associated with the administration of three different classes of drugs, all producing a similar response. The most common is chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement, where the gingiva presents clinically as soft and discoloured. Many systemic diseases can develop oral manifestations that may include gingival enlargement. Some t are related to conditions and others that are related to disease. Physical irritation of the gingiva by improper restorative and orthodontic appliances may also induce gingival enlargement. The gingival enlargement can be controlled...
Gingival enlargement may be associated with the administration of three different classes of drugs, all producing a similar response. The most common ...
Patients with fixed orthodontic appliances tend to exhibit signs of gingivitis and gingival enlargement with false pockets. Significantly higher occurrence of Treponema denticola and Tannerella forsythensis in adult patients with gingivitis and an attached fixed orthodontic appliance has been reported in the literature. Periodontal pathogens represent a significant risk not only for the periodontal disease but also for the patient's general health. Orthodontic anomalies and their treatment with a fixed orthodontic appliance create favourable conditions for colonisation of sub gingival plaque...
Patients with fixed orthodontic appliances tend to exhibit signs of gingivitis and gingival enlargement with false pockets. Significantly higher occur...
