Non-drug induced gingival enlargement. 2013

Michelle L Moffitt, and Robert E Cohen
Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, School ofDental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, NY, USA.

Gingival enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the gingival tissue. The etiology varies, and often is multifactorial; however, local and systemic conditions, disease, and idiopathic factors may contribute to gingival enlargement. Tissue consistency can vary from soft and spongy to dense, typically appearing darker in shade compared to the drug-induced gingival enlargement. Treatment modalities usually involve surgical removal of excess tissue, non-surgical debridement, use of chemotherapeutic agents, and/or elimination or mitigation of contributing factors and conditions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005882 Gingival Diseases Diseases involving the GINGIVA. Epulis,Gingivosis,Epulides,Disease, Gingival,Diseases, Gingival,Gingival Disease,Gingivoses
D005887 Gingival Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the GINGIVA. Epulis, Congenital,Congenital Epulides,Congenital Epulis,Epulides, Congenital,Neoplasms, Gingival,Gingival Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Gingival
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019214 Gingival Overgrowth Excessive growth of the gingiva either by an increase in the size of the constituent cells (GINGIVAL HYPERTROPHY) or by an increase in their number (GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA). (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p574) Gingival Overgrowths,Overgrowth, Gingival,Overgrowths, Gingival

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