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[Desquamative gingivitis]
S Mobio1, Z Badran, M H Tessier
1Département de parodontologie, UFR d'odontologie, Nantes.
Abstract:
The desquamative gingivitis is the clinical term given to the gingival manifestation of mucocutaneous diseases. It is characterized by an erythematous, glazed, friable and hemorrhagic gingiva, which can be accompanied by pains. Except the gingiva, the lesions can be localised on other oral mucous membranes or on the skin. The three principal diseases at the origin of the desquamative gingivitis are by order of frequency: the cicatricial pemphigoïd, erosive lichen planus and pemphigus. The knowledge of the clinical, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of these three affections is essential for the diagnosis and the suitable treatment of the desquamative gingivitis.
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