Riga-Fede disease (Cardarelli’s aphthae): A report of nine cases

We report nine cases of traumatic oral mucosal lesions (Riga-Fede disease or Cardarelli's aphthae) caused by natal teeth, and provide a brief review of the literature. Seven patients were treated with a conservative approach involving grinding of the sharp incisal edges, while extraction of the...

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Published in:SAJCH : the South African journal of child health 2014-05, Vol.8 (2), p.72-74
Main Authors: Mohan, R.P.S, Verma, S, Gill, N, Singh, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Granuloma
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mouth diseases
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Summary:We report nine cases of traumatic oral mucosal lesions (Riga-Fede disease or Cardarelli's aphthae) caused by natal teeth, and provide a brief review of the literature. Seven patients were treated with a conservative approach involving grinding of the sharp incisal edges, while extraction of the offending teeth was considered necessary in the other two cases. Triamcinolone was applied in all nine cases. At follow-up, all the lesions were healing and the infants had resumed painless feeding. DOI: 10.7196/SAJCH.636
ISSN:1994-3032
1999-7671
1999-7671
DOI:10.7196/SAJCH.636