Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare condition characterized by varying degrees of gingival hyperplasia. Gingival fibromatosis usually occurs as an isolated disorder or can be associated with a variety of other syndromes. A 33-year-old male patient who had a generalized severe gingival overgrowth covering two thirds of almost all maxillary and mandibular teeth is reported. A mucoper...

Amlodipine is a third generation dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker that is frequently used in therapy of hypertension. Among many side effects, amlodipine has been found associated with gingival overgrowth (GO) which usually occurs within the first three months of starting therapy at a dose of 10 mg/day. However, there are very few reports on amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth (AIGO) ...

CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF FIBROTIC GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR: Prof.Univ.Dr. Mihai Surpăţeanu PhD Student: Eugen Ionuţ Pascu

This is a case report of a patient with idiopathic gingival hyperplasia and an undiagnosed genetic disorder that demonstrated static encephalopathy, mental retardation, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia, and severe gingival hypertrophy. The clinical dental management and attempts to obtain a genetic diagnosis are described.

a clinical study was made on epileptic patients in the diagnostic department of the tehran school of dentistry. the results showed that not all of the epileptic patients who are under control with phenytoin develop hyperplasia, and those who do not care about their oral health and hygiene will be afflicted by hyperplasia of gum. on the basis of patients, records gingival hyperplasia in most pat...

Zimmermann-Laband syndrome in a patient with severe mental retardation: The Zimmermann-Laband syndrome (ZLS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by gingival hyperplasia or fibromatosis, various skeletal anomalies including dysplasia of the distal phalanges of thumbs and halluces, vertebral defects, and hepatosplenomegaly. Thus far, 23 cases, including 11 patients from 2 families...