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Unusual presentation of maxillary plasma cell gingivitis mistakenly treated as aggressive periodontitis. (A case report).
Abstract
A rare benign inflammatory condition of gingiva of unknown etiology, characterized by diffuse and massive infiltration of plasma cells into the sub-epithelial gingival tissue. Plasma Cell Gingivitis (PCG) is characterized by macular lesions that are bright red, velvety, sharply circumscribed, and flat to slightly elevated.