Idiopathic Gingival Fibromatosis

Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is a rare heriditary condition characterized by slowly progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of maxillary and mandibular keratinized gingiva caused by increase in submucosal connective tissue elements. This case report gives an overview of gingival fibroma...

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Autores principales: Anand Nayak, Prathibha, Nayak, Ullal Anand, Khandelwal, Vishal, Ninave, Nupur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27616864
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1086
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author Anand Nayak, Prathibha
Nayak, Ullal Anand
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description Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is a rare heriditary condition characterized by slowly progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of maxillary and mandibular keratinized gingiva caused by increase in submucosal connective tissue elements. This case report gives an overview of gingival fibromatosis in a 11-year-old female patient who presented with generalized gingival enlargement. Based on the history and clinical examination, the diagnosis was made and the enlarged tissue was surgically removed. The patient was being regularly monitored clinically for improvement in her periodontal condition as well as for any recurrence of gingival overgrowth.
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spelling pubmed-49996432016-09-09 Idiopathic Gingival Fibromatosis Anand Nayak, Prathibha Nayak, Ullal Anand Khandelwal, Vishal Ninave, Nupur Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Case Report Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is a rare heriditary condition characterized by slowly progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of maxillary and mandibular keratinized gingiva caused by increase in submucosal connective tissue elements. This case report gives an overview of gingival fibromatosis in a 11-year-old female patient who presented with generalized gingival enlargement. Based on the history and clinical examination, the diagnosis was made and the enlarged tissue was surgically removed. The patient was being regularly monitored clinically for improvement in her periodontal condition as well as for any recurrence of gingival overgrowth. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2011 2011-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4999643/ /pubmed/27616864 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1086 Text en Copyright © 2011; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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