title: Gingival foreign body granuloma in conjunction with the use of a dental water jet: a case report.
abstract: Foreign body gingivitis has been described as an inflammatory reaction of marginal or attached gingival tissues due to foreign material in the connective tissue. This article presents the case of a 58-year-old woman with the chief complaint of periodic discomfort in her maxillary "gums" and redness in the facial gingival tissues of the maxillary anterior segment. A biopsy showed a granulomatous reaction in both the red and neutral areas. The patient revealed that she had been using a water jet device on a high pressure setting. She was advised to discontinue the water jet use, after which the gingival redness and inflammation began to subside, and appeared normal at 3- and 6-month follow-up visits.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: Nagamani
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narayana
authors.forename: Wayne B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Kaldahl
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged