Abstract |
Gingival fibromatosis is usually seen as an isolated finding or occasionally in association with other features as part of a syndrome. The combination of gingival enlargement, hypertrichosis, epilepsy and mental retardation is also a commonly reported syndrome that features gingival fibromatosis. The following report is about a mentally retarded patient who has shown no sign of hypertrichosis, but has been taking phenobarbital as a long-term therapy drug for anti-convulsion. Long-term management of this patient has been carried out from the age of one-and-a-half years to 14 years old. The patient's clinical features, treatment received, histopathologic presentation of gingival fibromatosis and proper management of the condition are discussed.
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Authors | S Kamolmatyakul, S Kietthubthew, O Anusaksathien |
Journal | Pediatric dentistry
(Pediatr Dent)
2001 Nov-Dec
Vol. 23
Issue 6
Pg. 508-13
ISSN: 0164-1263 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11800453
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anticonvulsants
- Dental Amalgam
- Phenobarbital
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Topics |
- Anticonvulsants
(therapeutic use)
- Crowns
- Dental Amalgam
- Dental Restoration, Permanent
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Fibromatosis, Gingival
(pathology, surgery, therapy)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gingivectomy
- Humans
- Infant
- Intellectual Disability
(complications)
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
(diagnosis)
- Phenobarbital
(therapeutic use)
- Seizures
(drug therapy)
- Syndrome
- Tooth, Deciduous
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