title: Hereditary gingival fibromatosis: a report of four cases in the same family.
abstract: Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slow, progressive increase in the gingival tissue that develops as either an isolated disorder or as part of the clinical characteristics of diverse syndromes. The present case report describes a Brazilian family with individuals from three generations affected. The proposed treatment was maxillary and mandibular gingivectomy with 12 months of monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital and Pernambuco State University, Recife, Brazil. rafael.ctbmf@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Rafael Linard
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.forename: Gustavo José
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: de Luna Campos
authors.forename: Paulo Germano
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: de Carvalho Bezerra Falcão
authors.forename: Fábio Andrey
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: da Costa Araújo
authors.forename: Ricardo Wathson Feitosa
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Emanuel Sávio
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: de Souza Andrade
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D005260:Female; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D005890:Gingivectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree