Contemporary Clinical Dentistry (Jan 2013)

An unusual case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis

  • Vikender S Yadav,
  • Souvik Chakraborty,
  • Shikha Tewari,
  • Rajinder K Sharma

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-237x.111623
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 102 – 104

Abstract

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Idiopathic gingival fibromatosisis, a condition of undetermined cause can develop as an isolated disorder, but mostly it is associated with some syndrome. It usually begins at the time of eruption of permanent teeth but can develop with the eruption of deciduous dentition and rarely present at birth. This case report describes an unusual case of non-syndromic generalized idiopathic gingival fibromatosis in a 15-year-old male present since birth. Surgical treatment in the form of ledge and wedge procedure with internal bevel gingivectomy was performed. No recurrence of enlargement was seen after 2 years of follow-up.

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