Affiliation:
1. Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Abstract
Gingival enlargement is usually characterized as an increase in the size of the gingiva. Idiopathic gingival enlargement is a rare condition and the etiology usually will be undetermined. The enlargement may be generalized enlargement or it may be confined to either of the jaws. The gingival enlargement is usually treated according to the type of enlargement encountered. In this article, we discussed a rare case report of a 15-year-old young adult with unilateral idiopathic gingival enlargement with unknown etiology and the management of the enlargement with internal bevel gingivectomy. There was no recurrence observed at 2 and 6 months maintenance visits and the healing was better with no discomfort for the patient.
Key Words: Gingival enlargement, internal bevel gingivectomy, idiopathic gingival enlargement, hereditary gingival hyperplasia.
Publisher
Indian Dental Association
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