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Gingival enlargement
Definition
There are several causes of gingival enlargement and they can be grouped into four categories: 1) inflammatory gingival enlargement (gingivitis or periodontitis), 2) medication-induced gingival enlargement (cardiovascular drug nifedipine, antiepileptic drug Phenytoin and an immunosuppressant medication Cyclosporine), 3) hereditary gingival fibromatosis and 4) systemic causes of gingival enlargement(pregnancy, hormonal imbalances, and leukemia).
Also indexed as
Drug-induced gingival hyperplasiaGingival enlargementGingival fibromatosisIdiopathic gingival fibromatosisLocalised gingival enlargementRetromolar gingival hyperplasiagingival bulgegingival enlargement NOSgingival hyperplasiagingival hypertrophygingival thickeninggum hypertrophyhyperplasia gumhyperplasia of gingivahypertrophy of gingivahypertrophy of mucous membrane of gumsmedicament-induced gingival hyperplasia