Gingival Hyperplasia In Dogs

February is National Pet dental month and I wanted to discuss a common ailment in dogs (especially flat faced breeds). Gingival hyperplasia is an enlargement or excessive growth of the gums. This ...

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Gingival hyperplasia is caused by various factors, including medications. Improved oral hygiene can help reduce inflammatory gingival enlargement. Some medicines like phenytoin and cyclosporine are ...

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Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...

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Drug-induced gingival hyperplasia is a type of hyperplasia from drug side effects. In general, gingival hyperplasia refers to a condition in which the gum tissues surrounding the teeth grow ...

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Our ten-year-old spayed female Lab just had her annual physical exam and shots. We were told that she has a condition called gingival hyperplasia. She has these puffy swollen gums and some tartar and ...

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Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) represents a rare genetic condition manifested by a benign, slowly progressive enlargement of the gingival tissues. This fibrotic overgrowth often leads to ...

Hyperplasia (from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér) 'over' and πλάσις (plásis) 'formation'), or hypergenesis, is an enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the amount of tissue that results from cell proliferation. [4] It may lead to the gross enlargement of an organ, and the term is sometimes confused with benign neoplasia or benign tumor. [5] Hyperplasia is a common ...

Hyperplasia means cells are multiplying faster than usual. Learn what causes it, when it’s harmless, and when it may raise your cancer risk.