[Hyperthrophic-hyperplastic gingival diseases. Etiopathogenic, clinical assessment and diagnostic guide]

The clinical and histological aspects of hypertrophic and hyperplastic gum diseases were examined in order to clarify the aetiopathogenesis of such conditions and facilitate their diagnosis. The latter is far from simple, given the variety of pathological pictures expressing a large number of conditions that present macroscopic similarities despite their different aetiopathogenesis.