Gingival Debulking Surgery for a Child With Severe Aplastic Anemia: A Case Report.

Introduction: Aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare condition that frequently manifests with pancytopenia. Management of severe disease is through either allogenic stem cell transplantation or immunosuppressive therapy with supportive care. Drug-induced gingival overgrowth (DIGO) is a potential complication of a number of medications, including cyclosporine and amlodipine.

A Review of 30 Years of Alveolar Bone Grafting in the Mixed Dentition Using a Standardized Protocol in Western Australia.

Background: Outcomes for a continuously applied alveolar bone grafting protocol, established in 1982, are reported and compared to previously published outcomes from the authors' unit and elsewhere.

Methods: A descriptive, retrospective cohort study of alveolar bone grafting outcomes at a tertiary referral cleft center was performed. Records of all alveolar bone grafts between 2002 and 2014 were reviewed (224 grafts).