Gingival fibromatosis is a rare disease, especially its syndromic form. Here, we review the literatures on gingival fibromatosis and briefly summarize some characters on clinical, etiological, genetic ...

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) represents a rare genetic condition manifested by a benign, slowly progressive enlargement of the gingival tissues. This fibrotic overgrowth often leads to ...

A mutation in a gene that signals for cellular growth is responsible for the rare hereditary disease that causes the gums to grow over the teeth. The results, published in the April American Journal ...

Dental researchers have known for decades that some people are born with gums that grow abnormally over their teeth. What they have never known is why? Now, in this month's issue of the American ...

Two young sisters have gotten brand new smiles, thanks to successful surgery to correct a rare dental condition that caused their gums to grow over their teeth. Muriel Rayo, 12, and Nicole Rayo, 11, ...