Melanie Simms

StR Oral Medicine, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff

Stressful Life Events as a Trigger for Autoimmune Disease? A Case Report on Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

MMP is a rare auto-immune bullous disorder that most commonly manifests in the oral cavity as desquamative gingivitis (80%), and oral mucosal blisters and erosions.1 Other mucous membranes may be...

A review of non-plaque-related gingival conditions. Part Two: Reactive processes, potentially dysplastic and malignant neoplasms, and pigmented conditions

Amalgam tattoo represents unintentional implantation of particles of amalgam restorative material into the oral soft tissues during placement, modification or removal of an amalgam restoration. In...

A Review of Non-plaque-related Gingival Conditions. Part One: Genetic/Developmental Disorders, Specific Infections and Inflammatory and Immune Conditions

This article, the first part of a two-part review, has outlined genetic/developmental disorders, specific infections and inflammatory and immune conditions that can affect the gingival tissues....

Letters to the Editor

I write in response to the recent Letter to the Editor entitled ‘oral haemangiomas’ (February 2020). I wish to draw attention to the incorrect, and unfortunately very common, use of the term...