Epidemiology of desquamative gingivitis: Evaluation of 125 patients and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1049-1052

  Lo Russo, Lucio ^a,b,c   Fierro, Gabriella ^a,b,c   Guiglia, Rosario ^a,b,c   Compilato, Domenico ^a,b,c   Testa, Nunzio Francesco ^a,b,c   Lo Muzio, Lorenzo ^a,b,c   Campisi, Giuseppina ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATIVE GINGIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH PAIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE PEMPHIGOID; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349510107     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04142.x     Document Type: Article

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