title: "Whisking of ugly tissue"… A surgical management of gingival fibromatosis in a 15-year-old girl: A rare case report.
abstract: Gingival fibromatosis is a condition 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 syndrome. The present case report describes a rare case of gingival fibromatosis and its management using scalpel in combination with electrosurgery. A 15-year-old girl patient presented with a chief complaint of gingival overgrowth covering all the surfaces upper and lower teeth. The growth was excised with periodontal knife in combination with electrosurgery under local anesthesia. After 1-year of follow-up, healing was uneventful with no recurrence. Combined technique for the removal of gingival overgrowth represents a unique treatment approach where minimal postoperative bleeding and discomfort were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Srinivasa Tenkasale
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Siddeshappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Sushmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deonani
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Sonika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagdeve
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Ramreddy Krishnarao
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Yeltiwar
keywords: Electrosurgery; gingival fibromatosis; gingival overgrowth; gingivectomy; periodontal knife