Initial periodontal therapy for the treatment of gingival pregnancy tumor
“Initial periodontal therapy for the treatment of gingival pregnancy tumor”, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.
, The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of initial periodontal therapy in gingival pregnancy tumors. Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with gingival tumors of pregnancy between 2007 and 2015 were enrolled in this study. The patients received initial periodontal therapy, then supportive periodontal therapies at 3- to 6-month intervals. The patients underwent follow up for 6 months to 8 years after treatment. After plaque control, supragingival scaling, and root planning, the tumors in 25 patients were gradually eliminated without the necessity of surgery.