1. Surgical approach to snus-induced injury of the oral mucosa
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Jan M. Hirsch, Maria Modig, Lillemor Bjornstad, Mohammad Kharazmi, Anders-Petter Carlsson, and Pär Hallberg
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Adult ,Male ,Moist snuff ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tobacco, Smokeless ,Surgical approach ,Adolescent ,business.industry ,Mouth Mucosa ,Dentistry ,Middle Aged ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Periodontal disease ,Snus ,medicine ,Humans ,Oral mucosa ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Surgical treatment ,General Dentistry ,Gingival recession - Abstract
Snus (Swedish moist snuff) causes lesions in the oral mucosa at the location where pinches are regularly placed. In addition, some patients develop irreversible local gingival recession and sometimes ulcers with perforations to the roots. Such injuries lead to denuded roots that are at risk for caries and periodontal disease, with subsequent esthetic consequences. Therapy for irreversible local gingival recession is currently lacking. In the present report, we describe two cases of successful surgical treatment for irreversible lesions caused by snus.
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- 2014
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