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Management of two cases of desquamative gingivitis with clobetasol and Calendula officinalis gel.

Author(s): Machado MA, Contar CM, Brustolim JA, Candido L, Azevedo-Alanis LR, Gregio AM, Trevilatto PC, Soares de Lima AA

Affiliation(s): Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brasil. man.machado@ufpr.br

Publication date & source: 2010-12, Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub., 154(4):335-8.

Publication type: Case Reports

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this paper is to describe two cases of desquamative gingivitis (DG) that were treated with a topic gel containing clobetasol propionate and Calendula officinalis L in an acetate tray over two years. METHODS: Two patients with a diagnosis of lichen planus presenting as DG who had undergone previous treatments for this condition with no significant results, were treated by a handling gel containing clobetasol, nystatin, Calendula officinalis L and pectin in custom trays. RESULTS: Both patients had remission of symptoms while using the trays and after they stopped the treatment, the symptomatic outbreaks were delayed and presented as less severe symptoms in the two years follow-up. The treatment is aimed primarily at reducing the length and severity of symptomatic outbreaks desquamative gingivitis. CONCLUSION: This handling gel using a tray may be an efficacious treatment of desquamative gingivitis.

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