Table 1 Time of beginning, etiologic factor and associated disease distribution.
From: Surgical treatment of gingival overgrowth with 10 years of follow-up
PATIENTS | AGE | SEX | DAYS/MONTHS SINCE ONSET | ETIOLOGIC FACTORS | OTHER DISEASES AND DRUGS THERAPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | M | 15 days | Calculus | None |
2 | 43 | F | 10 months | Unsuitable prosthesis | Diabetes mellitus (insulin) |
3 | 25 | F | 5 months | Calculus | Psoriasis (betamethasone) |
4 | 26 | F | 1 year | Calculus, | None (oral contraceptives) |
5 | 35 | M | 7 months | Food Impaction | Sjogren's Syndrome (pilocarpine, carboxymethyl cellulose collirium) |
6 | 42 | M | 10 months | Calculus | Epilepsy (phenylhydantoin) |
7 | 68 | F | 1 year | Plaque, calculus | Hypertension (nifedipine) |
8 | 50 | F | 8 months | Plaque, calculus | None |
9 | 21 | F | 2 months | Plaque | None |
10 | 33 | M | 2 months | Plaque | None |
11 | 54 | M | 6 months | Unsuitable prosthesis | Rheumatoid arthritis |
12 | 34 | F | 9 months | Calculus | Systemic lupus erythematosus (betamethasone) |
13 | 65 | M | 1 year | Unsuitable prosthesis | osteoarthrosis |
14 | 24 | F | 4 months | Calculus | None |
15 | 39 | F | 1 year | Calculus | None (oral contraceptives) |
16 | 43 | F | 2 years | Calculus, deciduous roots | Crohn's disease (prednisolone, azathioprine) |
17 | 52 | M | 8 months | Unsuitable prosthesis | None |
18 | 63 | M | 1 year | Calculus | Behcet 's disease (prednisolone) |
19 | 56 | F | 10 months | Food Impaction | Osteoarthrosis |
20 | 34 | F | 6 months | Calculus | None |