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Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare hereditary condition characterized by slow, progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of gingiva due to increase in sub-mucosal connective tissue component. This paper presents a case report of an 18-year-old female suffering from HGF with posi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520125/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229281 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.148643 |
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author | Tripathi, Amitandra Kumar Dete, Gopal Saimbi, Charanjeet Singh Kumar, Vivek |
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description | Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare hereditary condition characterized by slow, progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of gingiva due to increase in sub-mucosal connective tissue component. This paper presents a case report of an 18-year-old female suffering from HGF with positive family history. Her 42-year-old mother also have enlargement of the gums. After through clinical examination of both the patients, routine blood investigation was advised. All the investigations were within normal physiological limits of both the patients. Surgical excision of enlarged gingival tissue was planned after meticulous scaling and root planing. Patients were recalled 1 week after surgery. Postoperative healing were good and desired crown lengthening was achieved with significant improvement in speech and masticatory problems in both the patients. There was no recurrence of the disease even after 2 years follow-up. |
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spelling | pubmed-45201252015-07-30 Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report Tripathi, Amitandra Kumar Dete, Gopal Saimbi, Charanjeet Singh Kumar, Vivek J Indian Soc Periodontol Case Report Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare hereditary condition characterized by slow, progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of gingiva due to increase in sub-mucosal connective tissue component. This paper presents a case report of an 18-year-old female suffering from HGF with positive family history. Her 42-year-old mother also have enlargement of the gums. After through clinical examination of both the patients, routine blood investigation was advised. All the investigations were within normal physiological limits of both the patients. Surgical excision of enlarged gingival tissue was planned after meticulous scaling and root planing. Patients were recalled 1 week after surgery. Postoperative healing were good and desired crown lengthening was achieved with significant improvement in speech and masticatory problems in both the patients. There was no recurrence of the disease even after 2 years follow-up. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4520125/ /pubmed/26229281 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.148643 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Tripathi, Amitandra Kumar Dete, Gopal Saimbi, Charanjeet Singh Kumar, Vivek Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title | Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title_full | Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title_fullStr | Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title_short | Management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A 2 years follow-up case report |
title_sort | management of hereditary gingival fibromatosis: a 2 years follow-up case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520125/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229281 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.148643 |
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