title: Plasma cell gingivitis with severe alveolar bone loss.
abstract: Plasma cell gingivitis is a rare benign condition of the gingiva characterised by sharply demarcated erythaematous and oedematous gingiva often extending up to the muco gingival junction. It is considered a hypersensitive reaction. It presents clinically as a diffuse, erythaematous and papillary lesion of the gingiva, which frequently bleeds, with minimal trauma. This paper presents a case of a 42-year-old man who was diagnosed with plasma cell gingivitis, based on the presence of plasma cells in histological sections, and severe alveolar bone loss at the affected site, which was managed by surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amitandra Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Charanjit Singh
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Saimbi
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jolly
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome