Gingival grafting in periodontal practice: results of 103 consecutive surgeries in 82 patients.

A consecutive series of 103 surgeries in 82 patients was studied from the normal clinical population of a periodontal specialty practice. Four different techniques were employed: free gingival grafts, free connective tissue grafts, pedicle flaps, and combined techniques. Gingival augmentation using free gingival grafts was the most predictable, with 100% of cases showing a gain of > or = 3 mm.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the gingiva presenting as localized periodontal disease.

Gingival squamous cell carcinoma represents less than 10% of diagnosed intraoral carcinoma. Many unique features of gingival squamous cell carcinoma clearly delineate it from oral squamous cell carcinoma arising in other sites. This article presents the clinicopathologic findings of a case.

Localized periodontitis as a long-term effect of oral piercing: a case report.

Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of published articles on short-term complications of oral piercing, possibly reflecting an increase in the popularity of this practice. Long-term effects of oral piercing, however, have had minimal documentation. This case report of a 28-year-old woman with piercing of the tongue and lower lip demonstrated localized severe periodontitis as a destructive long-term outcome related to oral piercing.

A comparison of the clinical and histologic crestal bone level measurements adjacent to dental implants in the baboon.

The purpose of this study was to compare clinical probing measurements with the histologic alveolar bone level in an established baboon model. Implant sites were prepared by removal of all premolars and first molars in 10 adult female baboons (Papio anubis), a total of 120 sites. The resulting edentulous ridges were allowed to heal for 6 weeks.