Hypertrophic gums

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Hypertrophied or enlarged gums can occur as a drug side effect, pregnancy and menstruation. Rarely it is due to a serious condition such as leukemia.

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↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X