Unusual Clinical Presentation of a
Case of Localized Plasma Cell Gingivitis
Published: October 1, 2011 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2011/.1543
Shruthi S., Sheela Kumar Gujjari, Usha Hegde, Veerendra Kumar S.C.
Corresponding Author.
Department of periodontology,
JSS Dental College and Hospital a Constituent
of JSS University, SS Nagar,
Mysore 570014.
Department of Oral Pathology
JSS Dental College and Hospital a Constituent
of JSS University, SS Nagar,
Mysore, India - 570014.
Department of Periodontology
JSS Dental College and Hospital a Constituent
of JSS University, SS Nagar,
Mysore, India - 570014.
Correspondence
Shruthi S., III MDS
Department of Periodontology
JSS dental college and hospital a Constitute of JSS univeristy
SS Nagar, Mysore 570014.
E-mail: docshruthi1984@gmail.com/sheelagujjari@hotmail.com
Phone no: 9886824276
Plasma cell gingivitis, which is also called atypical gingivitis or plasma cell gingivostomatitis, is a rare benign inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology. It presents clinically as a diffuse, erythematous and papillary lesion of the gingiva, which frequently bleeds, with minimal trauma.
This is a case report of a 57 year old female patient, where dental plaque was the aetiological factor for plasma cell gingivitis with an unusual presentation.
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