title: Massive pregnancy gingival enlargement: A rare case.
abstract: Gingival enlargement related to pregnancy is sometimes seen in the oral cavity. Pregnancy is a physiological state that brings full of changes in a woman's life. The metabolism and immunology of the body are modified by progesterone and estrogen as well as other local factors, these sex hormones may modify the oral mucosa and may lead to various periodontal diseases. A case of female patient 23 yrs of age reported during 8(th) month of pregnancy with a localised gingival enlargement affecting the buccal aspect of left maxillary central incisor upto canine. The hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy may be associated with generalized or localised gingival enlargement and the presence of local factors may accentuate the gingival response. Rarely the enlargement becomes maasive and protrude out extraorally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Krishna Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Jaishree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Gingival enlargement; periodontal disease; pregnancy