title: Idiopathic gingival enlargement associated with generalized aggressive periodontitis in a 19-year-old female.
abstract: Gingival enlargement, one of the manifestations of gingival and periodontal disease, is also known as gingival overgrowth. Idiopathic gingival enlargement is a rare gingival overgrowth, which is of an undetermined cause. This unknown etiology has now been linked to specific genes and idiopathic gingival enlargement is at times referred to as hereditary gingival enlargement. This condition is a benign, slow growing proliferation of gingival tissues. Aggressive periodontitis is the rapid form of periodontal disease which is characterized by extensive periodontal tissue destruction, increased host-susceptibility toward periodontal disease progress and a genetic predilection toward disease occurrence. We present a rare case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis associated with generalized aggressive periodontitis in a young female. The patient presented with classic clinical and radiographic presentation associated with gingival enlargement and aggressive periodontitis. The diagnosis was then confirmed by histopathological and neutrophil functions tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Devanand
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rukshit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadakia
keywords: Aggressive periodontitis; hereditary gingival enlargement; idiopathic gingival enlargement; neutrophil function defects