Open Access“ NEW SYNDROME ASSOCIATING GINGIVAL FIBROMATOSIS AND DENTAL ABNORMALITIES – A CASE REPORT”
Author(s) -
Wg Cdr Raghavendra Mh,
Lt Col Devendra Srivastava,
Maj Gen Subrata Roy,
Col Ak Shreehari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global journal for research analysis
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/gjra/5910585
Subject(s) - medicine , amelogenesis imperfecta , fibromatosis , calcification , connective tissue , gingival enlargement , dentistry , enamel paint , pathology
Gingival Fibromatosis is the overgrowth of the gingiva characterized by an expansion and accumulation of the connective tissue with the rarely presence of an increased number of cells. It is hereditary or is induced as a side effect of systemic drugs. As an inherited disorder, Gingival Fibromatosis may be part of a genetic syndrome or it may be isolated, in which case it is referred to as hereditary gingival fibromatosis. Some of the cases of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis associated with dental abnormalities like Amelogenesis Imperfecta. It is a general term for a number of conditions that affect enamel formation and/or calcification. The purpose of this article is to report manifesting syndrome characterized by Gingival Fibromatosis associated with dental abnormalities, including generalized thin hypoplastic Amelogenesis Imperfecta, intrapulpal calcifications, delay of tooth eruption, pericoronal radiolucencies in unerupted teeth, dental agenesis and root dilacerations.