Open AccessIdiopathic Gingival Hyperplasia: A Case Report with a 17-Year Followup
Author(s) -
Bien Wen Pui Lai,
Joseph Muenzer,
Michael W. Roberts
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2090-6447
pISSN - 2090-6455
DOI - 10.1155/2011/986237
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperplasia , hypotonia , encephalopathy , pediatrics , muscle hypertrophy , pathology
This is a case report of a patient with idiopathic gingival hyperplasia and an undiagnosed genetic disorder that demonstrated static encephalopathy, mental retardation, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia, and severe gingival hypertrophy. The clinical dental management and attempts to obtain a genetic diagnosis are described.
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