[Congenital idiopathic gingival hyperplasia observed in a 6-year-old child].
Congenital diffuse gingival hyperplasia is a rare entity. A case is presented for the first time in Senegal, the etiology of the affection being undetermined. The various pathogenic hypotheses for this lesion include: diffuse gingival fibroma, congenital, hereditary or idiopathic gingival fibromatosis, familial gingival elephantiasis and idiopathic or hereditary gingival hyperplasia.
D000328:Adult; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Une hyperplasie gingivale idiopathique congénitale observée chez un enfant de 6 ans.