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Hereditary gingival fibromatosis with distinct dental, skeletal and developmental abnormalities.
Pediatric dentistry - 1 Jan 2000
Katz Joseph, Guelmann Marcio, Barak Shlomo
Abstract excerpt
A case of a 9-year-old child with hereditary gingival fibromatosis, supernumerary tooth, chest deformities, auricular cartilage deformation, joint laxity and undescended testes is described. The exact mode of inheritance is unclear; a new mutation pattern is possible. These features resemble but differ from the previously reported Laband syndrome. The dental treatment consisted of surgical removal of the fibrous...
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