title: Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis: a review of the literature and a case report.
abstract: Gingival fibromatosis is characterized by localized or generalized fibrous enlargement of the gingivae, mainly around permanent teeth. Gingival fibromatosis affects only the masticatory mucosa and does not extend beyond the muco-gingival junction. This article describes an unusual case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis with delayed eruption of permanent teeth in an 8 year-old boy. The pathogenic mechanisms that bring about gingival fibromatosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Medunsa Campus, University of Limpopo, Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyerov
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemmer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feller
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000209:etiology