title: Gingival enlargement in partial hemifacial hyperplasia.
abstract: Hemifacial hypertrophy is a rare developmental disorder, characterized by unilateral enlargement of facial tissues. The hemifacial hyperplasia is classified as true hemifacial hypertrophy and partial hemifacial hypertrophy. It is unilateral enlargement of viscerocranial condition in which not all structures are enlarged. We present a rare case of gingival enlargement in partial hemifacial hyperplasia highlighting the clinical and radiological findings with the corrective treatment offered for gingival enlargement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Operation Smile's Comprehensive Cleft Care Center, Guwahati, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Rasika Ravindra
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Jagtap
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Operation Smile's Comprehensive Cleft Care Center, Guwahati, Assam, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav Shekhar
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Deshpande
keywords: Gingival enlargement; gingivectomy; hemifacial hyperplasia; scaling and root planning