Hereditary gingival fibromatosis : about two cases. - ROS - 2004 - Tome 33 - N°2

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF), is a genetic gingival pathology characterised by a slow and progressive proliferation of the keratinised gingiva. HGF can be isolated or associated to other signs, generalised or localised to one maxillary area and can lead to several complications. Treatment is most often surgical and consists of resection of excess tissue by gingivectomy with or without gingivoplasty. Unfortunately, relapse rate is important and namely in most severe cases. The presentation of two cases of HGF associated to hypertrichosis in two siblings aged nine and thirteen years allows us to illustrate our diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, undertaken after a clinical, histological and familial evaluation.