Unexplained Gingival Hyperplasia in a Girl with Symptomatic Generalized Epilepsy Resulting in Tooth Impaction of Primary Teeth―Report 1

• Published in: Journal of the Japanese Society for Disability and Oral Health Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 159 - 164
• Main Authors: YAWAKA, Yasutaka, ZHAO, Jimei, NAKAMURA, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society for Disability and Oral Health 31.10.2024; 一般社団法人 日本障害者歯科学会
• Subjects: Gingival hyperplasia; Symptomatic generalized epilepsy; Tooth impaction
• ISSN: 0913-1663; 2188-9708
• DOI: 10.14958/jjsdh.45.159

Gingival hyperplasia is frequently encountered in the clinical practice of special needs dentistry. Gingival hyperplasia is classified into drug-induced gingival hyperplasia and hereditary gingival fibromatosis；furthermore, idiopathic horizontal gingival hyperplasia and idiopathic gingival fibromatosis have been reported. We report a case of gingivectomy performed on a girl with tooth impaction of the maxillary primary incisors due to gingival hyperplasia of undetermined cause. On initial intraoral examination, only the mandibular deciduous incisors and first molars had erupted, while the maxillary teeth had not erupted. No family members had the same symptoms. Gingivectomy was performed several times under local anesthesia, and aesthetic improvement was observed.