Isolated gingival overgrowths: A review of case series

• Main Authors: Shruti Raizada, Jothi M Varghese, K M Bhat, Kanishk Gupta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
• Subjects: Drug-induced gingival overgrowth; gingival overgrowth; peripheral ossifying fibroma; pyogenic granuloma
• Online Access: http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2016;volume=7;issue=2;spage=265;epage=268;aulast=Raizada

Clinicians are often intrigued by the varied manifestations of the gingival tissue. Gingival overgrowth is a common clinical finding and most of them represent a reactive hyperplasia as a direct result of plaque-related inflammatory gingival disease. These types of growth generally respond to good plaque control, removal of the causative irritants, and conservative tissue management. This case series highlights three different cases of localized gingival overgrowth and its management with emphasis on the importance of patient awareness and motivation.