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Desquamative gingivitis responding to treatment with tetracycline: a pilot study
Author(s) -
LIND P. O.,
HURLEN B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01549.x
Subject(s) - gingivitis , tetracycline , dentistry , medicine , dermatology , orthodontics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
– We experienced remarkable regression of clinical signs and symptoms in three patients suffering from desquamative gingivitis, after treatment with 100 mg doxycycline monohydrate daily for 8 wk. The possible role of plaque substances as etiologic factors in the development or maintenance of desquamative gingivitis is postulated.