Hereditary gingival fibromatosis: Identification, treatment, control

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-495

  Ramer, Marie ^a,b,c   Marrone, James ^d   Stahl, Berry ^a   Burakoff, Ronald ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Long Island College Hospital ^*  (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; GINGIVA; GINGIVA FIBROMATOSIS; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROMATOSIS, GINGIVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030116040     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0242     Document Type: Article

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