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Massive Gingival Enlargement and Alveolar Bone Loss: Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Schmidt Brian L.,
Pogrel M.A.,
Perrott David H.,
Regezi Joseph A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1995.66.9.811
Subject(s) - gingivectomy , gingival enlargement , dental alveolus , medicine , connective tissue , etiology , alveolar process , pathology , dentistry , osteolysis
W e present two cases of massive gingival enlargement and osteolysis of alveolar bone in a 30‐year‐old female and a 36‐year‐old male. The etiology could not be established in either case. Histologically, both lesions contained hyperplastic fibrous connective tissue and intense plasma cell infiltrates. Both patients responded well to extensive gingivectomy, extraction of all teeth, and alveoplasty. J Periodontol 1995; 66:811–816 .