Treatment of gingival Crohn's disease with laser therapy.
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.
Giller
J P
JP
Department of Dentistry, North Shore University, Manhasset, USA.
Vinciguerra
M
M
Heller
A
A
Kunken
F R
FR
Kahn
E
E
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