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ArticleCureus2022

Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis: A Report of a Severe Case.

Samia Aboujaoude, Georges Aoun

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Surgical Management of Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis: Case Series.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samia AboujaoudePediatric Dentistry and Public Dental Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Georges AounOral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Lebanese University · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is an uncommon condition characterized by a benign, local, or diffuse gingival overgrowth. It may cover the teeth partially or totally, causing essential aesthetic, phonetic, and masticatory disorders. In this report, we discuss a case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with severe gingival enlargement. The diagnosis of HGF was made based on clinical examination and family history, with two of the patient's brothers and his paternal aunt being affected with the same disease. The patient was managed with electrosurgery under general anesthesia.

Indexed as

familialgeneral anesthesiagingival overgrowthgingivectomyhereditary gingival fibromatosis

Identifiers

PMID35449614
PMCPMC9013409
OpenAlexW4221084146

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