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  2. Peri-implantitis - Wikipedia

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    Peri-implant mucositis is a disease where inflammation is limited to the surrounding mucosa of an implant whereby peri-implantitis an inflammatory disease affecting mucosa as well as bone. [ 4 ] In health, peri-implant mucosa is described as “oral epithelium extending into a non-keratinised barrier epithelium with basal lamina and ...

  3. Peri-implant mucositis - Wikipedia

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    Peri-implant mucositis is defined as an inflammatory lesion of the peri-implant mucosa in the absence of continuing marginal bone loss. [1]The American Academy of Periodontology defines periā€implant mucositis as a disease in which inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding a dental implant is present without additional bone loss after the initial bone remodeling that may occur during ...

  4. Osteomyelitis of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, subperiosteal bone formation may give a firm swelling. Trismus (difficulty opening the mouth), which may be present in some cases and is caused by edema in the muscles. Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), which may be present in some cases and is caused by edema in the muscles. Cervical lymphadenitis (swelling of the lymph nodes in ...

  5. List of periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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    Plaque tends to build up around the gingival margin (the gumline) and in gingival crevices or periodontal pocket (below the gumline). The release of waste products from the bacteria living in the biofilm causes an inflammatory response in the gums which become red and swollen, bleeding easily when disturbed.

  6. Necrotizing periodontal diseases - Wikipedia

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    This has led to the popular belief that necrotizing gingivitis is contagious, but this is not the case. The main features of necrotizing gingivitis are painful, bleeding gums and ulceration and necrosis of the interdental papilla. There may also be intra-oral halitosis, cervical lymphadenitis (swollen lymph nodes in the neck) and malaise.

  7. Epulis fissuratum - Wikipedia

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    Fibrous hyperplasia around a dental implant, caused by a broken denture clasp. [7] The cause is usually pressure from the flange of a denture which causes chronic irritation and a hyperplastic response in the soft tissues. [6] Women during pregnancy can also present with an epulis, which will resolve after birth.

  8. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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    Alveolar osteitis usually occurs where the blood clot fails to form or is lost from the socket (i.e., the defect left in the gum when a tooth is taken out). This leaves an empty socket where bone is exposed to the oral cavity, causing a localized alveolar osteitis limited to the lamina dura (i.e., the bone which lines the socket). This specific ...

  9. Leukoplakia - Wikipedia

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    Larger white patches are more likely to undergo malignant transformation than smaller lesions. [3] White patches which have been present for a long period of time have a higher risk. [3] Persons with a positive family history of cancer in the mouth. [3] Candida infection in the presence of dysplasia has a small increased risk. [3]