Management of Denture-induced Hyperplasia

An Extensive Denture-Induced Hyperplasia of Maxilla

Denture-induced hyperplasia is a reactive lesion arising from excessive and chronic mechanical pressure on the vestibular oral mucosa. It has a female predilection and it is mostly seen in the maxilla. The size of the lesion may be as small as a few millimeters to massive lesion involving the entire vestibule. It is usually asymptomatic but sometimes severe inflammation and ulceration can occur...

A 5-week Non-Surgical Approach towards Denture Induced Hyperplasia

BACKGROUND Despite the standard approach towards denture-induced hyperplasia being surgery, as elderly population increases the systemic problems are carried along. Thus, surgery might be risky for patients with medical conditions. OBJECTIVE In this report, a patient with severe inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, medical problems and dental fear was treated with a 5-week nonsurgical protocol...

Nonsurgical Management of Phenytoin-induced Gingival Hyperplasia.

INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to present a severe case of phenytoin (PHT)-induced gingival hyperplasia in a Saudi patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 12-year-old male epileptic patient, undergoing PHT therapy, was diagnosed clinically with severe gingival hyperplasia. His treatment consisted meticulous oral care and weekly professional prophylaxis. The patient was advised oral folic aci...

Ablation and sulcular debridement utilizing the CO2 aser for denture-induced gingival hyperplasia

The term gingival hyperplasia refers to excess gingival tissue growth. It can be caused by numerous factors, most common being periodontal disease, poor oral hygiene, medications, smoking, and ill-fitting denture prostheses.1,2 The treatment of hyperplasia includes elimination of the causing factors and surgical removal of the lesion.1 If the cause persists, the tissue becomes more fibrous over...

Management of Endometrial Hyperplasia