Keywords
Gingival enlargement.
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of gingival enlargement in a group of Vietnamese people. Methods: The study was conducted on 47 patients diagnosed with gingival enlargement. The clinical charscteristics included: localized nature, gingival enlargement location, gingival enlargement position according to anterior and posterior correlation, degree of gingival enlargement, rate of teeth having gingival enlargement and level of bone resorption. Results: Gingival enlargement was observed mainly at anterior teeth (78.8%), located mainly at papillae (70.2%).
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