Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 97, Issue 2, 215-220
Copyright © 1978 by American Dental Association
Oral slough caused by dentifrice detergents and aggravated by drugs with antisialic activity
WC Rubright,
JA Walker,
UL Karlsson,
and
DL Diehl
A unusual type of oral desquamation appeared as grayish-white gelatinous membranes on the floor of the mouth, lips, vestibules, and gingiva in a 50-year-old woman. The painless desquamation was caused by synthetic dentifrice detergents (foaming agents) and was exacerbated by the patient's use of drugs with antisialic action.