Hereditary gingival fibromatosis: A case report

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 871-874

  Baptista, Isabel Poiares ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gingivectomy; Hereditary gingival fibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GINGIVA FIBROMATOSIS; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, GINGIVAL; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036726286     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2002.290913.x     Document Type: Article

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