Actinomycosis of periodontium, mimicking gingival enlargement - A case report and its management

• Main Authors: Renganath Murugan Jeyasree (Author), Thamil Selvan Muthuraj (Author), Gomakumar Kanakasabhapathi Usha (Author), Jacob Raja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gingival abscess is a localized, acute inflammatory lesion which is caused by various factors that include microbial plaque infection, foreign body impaction, and trauma. Management includes a simple incision and draining of the purulent exudate along with systemic antibiotics in most of the cases....