Professional oral hygiene as a therapeutic option for pediatric patients with plasma cell gingivitis: preliminary results of a prospective case series.

Abstract

Standard, professional oral hygiene procedures and non-surgical periodontal therapy including antimicrobials were associated with a marked improvement of clinical and patient-related outcomes in pediatric cases of PCG.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Anti-Infective Agents, Local
• Child
• Chlorhexidine
• Dental Prophylaxis
• Female
• Gingivitis
• Humans
• Male
• Pain Measurement
• Plasma Cells
• Prospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome

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Authors

• Paolo G Arduino
• Francesco D'Aiuto
• Claudio Cavallito
• Paola Carcieri
• Mario Carbone
• Davide Conrotto
• Patrizia Defabianis
• Roberto Broccoletti

Publication date

2011-11-29

Journal

Journal topics

• Periodontics

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Oral Medicine Section, Lingotto Dental School, University of Turin, Italy. paolo.arduino [at] gmail.com

Release reference

J Periodontol. 2011 Dec;82(12):1670-5

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