Abstract:Necrotizing periodontal disease and necrotizing stomatitis are a group of necrotizing diseases involving different structures of the oral cavity. Necrotizing periodontal disease includes necrotizing periodontitis and necrotizing gingivitis. It involves destruction of the supporting periodontium leading to premature tooth loss. Necrotizing stomatitis destroys soft tissue in the oral cavity and its underlying connective tissue, leaving behind a raw area which predisposes it to infection. This case report present… Show more
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