Oral myofibromatosis: An unusual cause of gingival overgrowth - Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1048-1050

  Corson, M A ^a   Reed, M ^a   Soames, J V ^a   Seymour, R A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gingival hyperplasia; Oral myofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROBLAST; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBROBLASTS; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOFIBROMATOSIS;

EID: 0036835032     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2002.291111.x     Document Type: Article

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