Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis: Report Of Family Case Series
Date
2009Author
Wagaiyu Evelyn G
Ng’ang’a, R N
Kemoli Arthur M.
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ArticleLanguage
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Hereditary gingival hyperplasia (HGF) is a rare condition characterised by hyperplastic,
dense fibrous connective tissue with acanthotic gingival epithelium. A family presented
at the School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi with a complaint that some
of the children developed swollen gums very early in life and that this got worse
with eruption of the permanent teeth. The first born, a 23- year- old male, had had the
swellings for over ten years. Other siblings aged 5,9 and 12 years were also affected.
The swellings had affected the appearance, speech and the psychosocial wellbeing of
the children. The parents were unaffected with apparently negative family histories.
Following oral examination and appropriate investigations, conventional gingivectomy
was performed of the maxillary and the mandibular gingivae for the siblings: the 23
-12- and the nine- year olds. The fourth affected child, a five- year- old, was still in
primary dentition and had just started showing mild signs of gingival hyperplasia.
The histopathological examination of the specimens from the present cases confirmed
features consistent with those of HGF. This article highlights a familial presentation
of HGF.
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23957http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21650074
Citation
East African Medical Journal Vol. 86 No. 10 October 2009Publisher
School of Dental Sciences
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