title: Diagnosis and management of nonsyndromic hereditary gingival fibromatosis in a 13 year old girl: Report of a rare case.
abstract: Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a rare condition characterized by various degree of gingival overgrowth. It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can manifest with multisystem syndrome. We are here presenting a case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with severe enlargement of gingiva covering all most the entire crown involving both maxillary and mandibular arches. Differential diagnosis includes drug-induced and idiopathic gingival enlargement. Excess gingival tissue was removed by full mouth gingivectomy and sent for histopathological examination. Postoperative course was uneventful and patient's esthetics improved significantly. A 12 month postoperative period shows no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, Dr. Z. A. Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
authors.forename: Lata
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Afshan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bey
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varshney