Desquamative gingivitis: preliminary observations with tetracycline treatment.
Fourteen patients admitted to our clinic were found to have desquamative gingivitis. They were treated with doxycycline monohydrate, a semisynthetic tetracycline, for 6 to 8 weeks. The gingival lesions were recorded photographically and were classified according to severity by means of a four-graded mucosal index system. Biopsies for histologic and immunohistochemical examination were taken initially. Symptoms and clinical changes of the mucosa were recorded during the treatment period. Initial and final mucosal index scores were compared. A statistically significant improvement was obtained after tetracycline treatment.
Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway.
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Rønbeck
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Lind
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Thrane
D000368:Aged; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004318:Doxycycline