Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a benign disorder manifested by a slowly progressive overgrowth of the oral gingival tissues, which results in the teeth being partially or totally engulfed by keratinized gingiva (summary by Zhu et al., 2007).
For general phenotypic information and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of hereditary gingival fibromatosis, see GINGF1 (135300). [from
OMIM]