HEREDITARY GINGIVAL FIBROMATOSIS - IDENTIFICATION, TREATMENT, CONTROL

Authors
RAMER M MARRONE J STAHL B BURAKOFF R
Citation
M. Ramer et al., HEREDITARY GINGIVAL FIBROMATOSIS - IDENTIFICATION, TREATMENT, CONTROL, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(4), 1996, pp. 493-495
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
493 - 495
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:4<493:HGF-IT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis, or HGF, is characterized by varying degrees of attached gingival hyperplasia. The authors describe a case of generalized severe hereditary gingival fibromatosis involving the m axillary and mandibular arches. Removal of excess gingival tissue by c onventional gingivectomy dramatically improved the patient's appearanc e.