Diseases

Gingival Fibromatosis

Generalized or localized diffuse fibrous overgrowth of the gingival tissue, usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but some cases are idiopathic and others produced by drugs. The enlarged gingiva is pink, firm, and has a leather-like consistency with a minutely pebbled surface and in severe cases the teeth are almost completely covered and the enlargement projects into the oral vestibule. (Dorland, 28th ed)

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Generalized or localized diffuse fibrous overgrowth of the gingival tissue, usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but some cases are idiopathic and others produced by drugs. The enlarged gingiva is pink, firm, and has a leather-like consistency with a minutely pebbled surface and in severe cases the teeth are almost completely covered and the enlargement projects into the oral vestibule. (Dorland, 28th ed)

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4 entry terms
  • Fibromatosis Gingivae
  • Fibromatosis, Gingival
  • Fibromatoses, Gingival
  • Gingival Fibromatoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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non-neoplastic; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

97; was FIBROMATOSIS GINGIVAE 1965-96

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gingival Fibromatosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005351. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005351
  2. Gingival Fibromatosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_gingival_fibromatosis
  3. Gingival Fibromatosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10282075