Biomaterial Database

[Hydantoin hyperplasia--the interesting case]. 1979

H Ehrke

The author describes a case of excessive gingival hyperplasia in a 9-year-old girl under hydantoin medication. The hyperplasia of the gingivae inhibited the regular uptake of food and the eruption of the permanent teeth.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009748	Nutrition Disorders	Disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition.	Nutritional Disorders,Nutrition Disorder,Nutritional Disorder
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005351	Fibromatosis, Gingival	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)	Gingival Fibromatosis,Fibromatosis Gingivae,Fibromatoses, Gingival,Gingival Fibromatoses
D005885	Gingival Hyperplasia	Non-inflammatory enlargement of the gingivae produced by factors other than local irritation. It is characteristically due to an increase in the number of cells. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p400)	Gingival Hyperplasias,Hyperplasia, Gingival,Hyperplasias, Gingival
D005893	Gingivoplasty	Surgical reshaping of the gingivae and papillae for correction of deformities (particularly enlargements) and to provide the gingivae with a normal and functional form, the incision creating an external bevel. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Gingivoplasties
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006827	Hydantoins	Compounds based on imidazolidine dione. Some derivatives are ANTICONVULSANTS.	Hydantoin,Imidazolidine-2,4-Diones,Imidazolidine 2,4 Diones
D014097	Tooth, Unerupted	A normal developing tooth which has not yet perforated the oral mucosa or one that fails to erupt in the normal sequence or time interval expected for the type of tooth in a given gender, age, or population group.	Teeth, Unerupted,Unerupted Teeth,Unerupted Tooth