Oral soft tissue trauma: gingival degloving.

Ideally gingival degloving following a traumatic episode should be treated as soon as possible by repositioning the displaced gingivae and mucosa. The cases reported are of degloving in the primary and permanent dentition. In both cases immediate assistance was sought from health professionals but no treatment was offered. The delay before attendance at the Dental Hospital meant that it was too late to offer active treatment. Instead supportive measures were instigated which resulted in eventual successful healing.