Hereditary gingival fibromatosis: a report of four cases in the same family.

Autor: Avelar RL; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital and Pernambuco State University, Recife, Brazil. rafael.ctbmf@yahoo.com.br, de Luna Campos GJ, de Carvalho Bezerra Falcão PG, da Costa Araújo FA, de Carvalho RW, de Souza Andrade ES
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) [Quintessence Int] 2010 Feb; Vol. 41 (2), pp. 99-102.
Abstrakt: Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slow, progressive increase in the gingival tissue that develops as either an isolated disorder or as part of the clinical characteristics of diverse syndromes. The present case report describes a Brazilian family with individuals from three generations affected. The proposed treatment was maxillary and mandibular gingivectomy with 12 months of monitoring.
Databáze: MEDLINE