title: Long-term management of an idiopathic gingival fibromatosis patient with the primary dentition.
abstract: Gingival fibromatosis is usually seen as an isolated finding or occasionally in association with other features as part of a syndrome. The combination of gingival enlargement, hypertrichosis, epilepsy and mental retardation is also a commonly reported syndrome that features gingival fibromatosis. The following report is about a mentally retarded patient who has shown no sign of hypertrichosis, but has been taking phenobarbital as a long-term therapy drug for anti-convulsion. Long-term management of this patient has been carried out from the age of one-and-a-half years to 14 years old. The patient's clinical features, treatment received, histopathologic presentation of gingival fibromatosis and proper management of the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hadyai, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamolmatyakul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kietthubthew
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Anusaksathien
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003442:Crowns; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D009083:Mucopolysaccharidoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D010634:Phenobarbital