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Descriptor English: Fibromatosis, Gingival
Descriptor Spanish: Fibromatosis Gingival
Descriptor fibromatosis gingival
Entry term(s) fibromatosis de la encía
Scope note: Crecimiento excesivo, fibroso, difuso, generalizado o localizado, del tejido gingival, que generalmente se transmite como rasgo autosómico dominante, pero que algunas veces es idiopático y otras está producido por fármacos. La encía agrandada es firme, de color rosado y tiene una consistencia semejante al cuero, con gránulos diminutos en la superficie y, en casos graves, los dientes están casi completamente cubiertos y el agrandamiento gingival sobresale en el vestíbulo de la boca. (Dorland, 28th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Fibromatose Gengival
Descriptor French: Fibromatose gingivale
Entry term(s): Fibromatoses, Gingival
Fibromatosis Gingivae
Gingival Fibromatoses
Gingival Fibromatosis
Tree number(s): C07.465.525.304
C07.465.714.258.428.200
C07.650.525.304
C16.131.850.525.304
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005351
Scope note: Generalized or localized diffuse fibrous overgrowth of the gingival tissue, usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but some cases are idiopathic and others produced by drugs. The enlarged gingiva is pink, firm, and has a leather-like consistency with a minutely pebbled surface and in severe cases the teeth are almost completely covered and the enlargement projects into the oral vestibule. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Annotation: non-neoplastic; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 97; was FIBROMATOSIS GINGIVAE 1965-96
History Note: 97; was FIBROMATOSIS GINGIVAE 1965-96
DeCS ID: 5487
Unique ID: D005351
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Fibromatosis, Gingival - Preferred
Concept UI M0008448
Scope note Generalized or localized diffuse fibrous overgrowth of the gingival tissue, usually transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, but some cases are idiopathic and others produced by drugs. The enlarged gingiva is pink, firm, and has a leather-like consistency with a minutely pebbled surface and in severe cases the teeth are almost completely covered and the enlargement projects into the oral vestibule. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Preferred term Fibromatosis, Gingival
Entry term(s) Fibromatoses, Gingival
Fibromatosis Gingivae
Gingival Fibromatoses
Gingival Fibromatosis



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