{"title":"Chronic Inflammatory Gingival Enlargement and Treatment: A Case Report","authors":"M. Ozgoz","doi":"10.19080/adoh.2018.09.555766","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement originates as a slight ballooning of the interdental papilla and/or the marginal gingiva. The enlargement is generally papillary or marginal and may be localized or generalized. It progresses slowly and painlessly unless it is complicated by acute infection or trauma. Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement is caused by prolonged exposure to dental plaque. Factors that favor plaque accumulation and retention include poor oral hygiene, abnormal relationship of adjacent teeth, lack of tooth function, cervical cavities, improperly contoured dental restorations, food impaction, nasal obstruction, orthodontic therapy involving repositioning of the teeth, and habits such as mouth breathing and pressing the tongue against the gingival [18-20].","PeriodicalId":202100,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dentistry & Oral Health","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in Dentistry & Oral Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.19080/adoh.2018.09.555766","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement originates as a slight ballooning of the interdental papilla and/or the marginal gingiva. The enlargement is generally papillary or marginal and may be localized or generalized. It progresses slowly and painlessly unless it is complicated by acute infection or trauma. Chronic inflammatory gingival enlargement is caused by prolonged exposure to dental plaque. Factors that favor plaque accumulation and retention include poor oral hygiene, abnormal relationship of adjacent teeth, lack of tooth function, cervical cavities, improperly contoured dental restorations, food impaction, nasal obstruction, orthodontic therapy involving repositioning of the teeth, and habits such as mouth breathing and pressing the tongue against the gingival [18-20].