Term | Definition |
localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia | isolated patch of exterior and inflamed sulcular epithelium |
necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG, Vincent's infection) | caused by spirochete and fusiform bacteria; inflamed papillae and gray pseudomembrane, forms with psychologic stress {trench mouth} |
necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis | NUG that spreads to underlying periodontium |
necrotizing ulcerative mucositis | NUG that has spread to adjacent soft tissue |
noma (cancrum oris) | NUG that extends through mucosa to skin of the face |
plasma cell gingivitis (atypical gingivostomatitis) | sore, enlarged, erythematous gingiva; usually from allergic reaction; gingival CT is filled with plasma cells |
granulomatous gingivitis | granulomatous inflammation in gingiva, can be a response to dental materials {foreign body gingivitis} |
desquamative gingivitis | clinical term, mucosa of gingival sloughs off very easily, associated with pemphigoid |
1. Dilantin 2. Cyclosporine 3. Nefedipine | Drugs that cause gingival hyperplasia |
gingival fibromatosis | slow gingival enlargement caused by overgrowth of gingival CT |
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome | autosomal recessive disorder that knocks out the {cathepsin C gene} that guides growth and development of skin, junctional epithelium in mouth; diffuse palmar/plantar keratosis |
cathepsin C gene | knocked out in Papillon-Lefevre syndrome; guides growth of skin and junctional epithelium |