23May 2017
IDIOPATHIC GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT: A RARE CASE REPORT

- Post Graduate Student, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
- Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
- Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
- Post Graduate Student, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
- Post Graduate Student, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
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[Jaysukh Santoki, Shoba Fernandes, Shruthi T. Patil, Kuldip Shah, Shaila Chaudhary and Dhvani Patel. (2017); IDIOPATHIC GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT: A RARE CASE REPORT Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 777-782] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Dr. Shoba Fernandes
Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.
Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, India.