title: Treatment of gingival Crohn's disease with laser therapy.
abstract: Crohn's disease is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Oral manifestations appear most frequently on the lips, gingival tissue and buccal mucosa. The case presented here shows how a patient with oral lesions resulting from Crohn's disease can be treated by laser therapy and obtain optimal esthetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, North Shore University, Manhasset, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Giller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vinciguerra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Kunken
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology