Electrosurgery in management of idiopathic gingival enlargement with chronic periodontitis - a case report

Idiopathic gingival enlargement is a slowly progressive disease involving excessive collagen deposition, clinically characterized by a firm, painless enlargement of the gingiva. It may be congenital, hereditary or sporadic with no familial background. Various modalities of treatment have been proposed to provide functional and esthetic benefit to the patient. This report presents a case of idiopathic gingival enlargement with chronic periodontitis diagnosed on clinical, radiographic, histopathologic and serological assessment. Gingivectomy using electrosurgery proved to be treatment of choice, considering the generalized distribution and successfully restored proper oral function and esthetics