PubMed-ID: 20165741Seiten: 99-102, Sprache: EnglischAvelar, Rafael Linard / Campos, Gustavo José de Luna / Falcao, Paulo Germano de Carvalho Bezerra / Araújo, Fábio Andrey da Costa / de Carvalho, Ricardo Wathson Feitosa / Andrade, Emanuel Sávio de SouzaHereditary 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.
Schlagwörter: collagen disorder, gingival enlargement, hereditary gingival fibromatosis
