title: Idiopathic gingival ulcerations: ten cases of a previously unreported entity.
abstract: This report presents ten cases of a previously undescribed form of gingival ulceration. The lesions did not respond to the treatments given, but all were self-limiting. This condition may represent a reaction to an environmental toxin.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014456:Ulcer / Q000473:pathology*