"Whisking of ugly tissue"... A surgical management of gingival fibromatosis in a 15-year-old girl: A rare case report

• Main Authors: Srinivasa Tenkasale Siddeshappa (Author), Sushmita Deonani (Author), Sonika Nagdeve (Author), Ramreddy Krishnarao Yeltiwar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0976-237X; 0976-2361; 10.4103/0976-237X.156055
• Keywords: Electrosurgery; gingival fibromatosis; gingival overgrowth; gingivectomy; periodontal knife; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 240-242 (2015)

Gingival fibromatosis is a condition characterized by a slow, progressive increase in the gingival tissue that develops as either an isolated disorder or as part of the clinical characteristics of diverse syndrome. The present case report describes a rare case of gingival fibromatosis and its management using scalpel in combination with electrosurgery. A 15-year-old girl patient presented with a chief complaint of gingival overgrowth covering all the surfaces upper and lower teeth. The growth was excised with periodontal knife in combination with electrosurgery under local anesthesia. After 1-year of follow-up, healing was uneventful with no recurrence. Combined technique for the removal of gingival overgrowth represents a unique treatment approach where minimal postoperative bleeding and discomfort were observed.