title: Treatment of desquamative gingivitis with free gingival graft: a case report.
abstract: Recalcitrant gingival erythematous lichen planus lesions comprise a considerable therapeutic problem. This case of chronic desquamative gingivitis in a 25-year-old woman with erosive oral lichen planus was treated with topical and systemic corti-costeroid administration, followed by placement of a free gingival graft on right upper quadrant. Although recurrence of the lesions was observed following both treatment modalities, free gingival graft despite being an aggressive therapy, proved more effective and with fewer side effects compared with topical or systemic steroid therapy, and seems to be a promising treatment modality with the benefit of more stable results, among others.
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vatankhah
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taghi Chitsazi
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehdipour
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taghavi Zenouz
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estakhri