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Gingival enlargement

Hiperplasia gengival

Category

Definition

There are several causes of gingival enlargement and they can be grouped into four categories: 1) inflammatory gingival enlargement (gingivitis or periodontitis), 2) medication-induced gingival enlargement (cardiovascular drug nifedipine, antiepileptic drug Phenytoin and an immunosuppressant medication Cyclosporine), 3) hereditary gingival fibromatosis and 4) systemic causes of gingival enlargement(pregnancy, hormonal imbalances, and leukemia).

Index Terms

Gingival enlargementgingival bulgegingival enlargement NOSgingival hyperplasiagingival hypertrophygum hypertrophyhyperplasia gumgingival thickeninghyperplasia of gingivahypertrophy of gingivahypertrophy of mucous membrane of gumsDrug-induced gingival hyperplasiamedicament-induced gingival hyperplasiaGingival fibromatosisIdiopathic gingival fibromatosisLocalised gingival enlargementRetromolar gingival hyperplasia