Oral diagnosis of Behcet disease in an eleven-year old girl and the non-surgical treatment of her gingival overgrowth caused by Cyclosporine.

J Clin Pediatr Dent

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine-Faculty of Dentistry, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Published: January 2002

A case of an eleven-year old girl with Behcet disease is presented. Non-surgical treatment of gingival overgrowth caused by the use of Cyclosporine was successfully treated. This case emphasizes the need for cooperation between the medical and dental professionals and the responsibility of dental professionals to lead the diagnosis of systemic diseases like Behcet.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.17796/jcpd.26.1.e2g5662851133t35DOI Listing

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