This disease has not been shown to be life-threatening or the cause of death in patients. However, treatment is necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle. If left untreated The following can occur if left untreated: * Too much<unk> exposure * * Oral morbidity * * Chronic infection of areas between the gums and teeth, or at the gum line * * various degrees of Periodontitis - most likely due to the inability and difficulty of keeping the<unk>  margin and surrounding tissue clean due to the overgrowth * * Improper tooth eruption and/or complete prevention of tooth eruption as a result of too much<unk> exposure * * Systemic every-day troubles including functional and aesthetic problems of the mouth * * Malocclusion Treatment Most recent methods of treatment take the form of surgeries such as oral prophylaxis, followed by post-surgical therapies to monitor, provide proper oral hygiene, and correct the deformity. Although, the nature of recurrence post-treatment is virtually unknown, let alone what type of treatment is most effective for<unk> . (SOURCE 2) In some cases, there is re-growth after surgical removal of the excess<unk>  tissues, in others there is minimal. No cases yet have shown any particular treatment or form of medicine to permanently remove<unk> . One type of procedure that can be executed is as follows: Removal of excess tissue under anesthesia through an internal bevel gingivectomy or undisplaced flap followed by gingivoplasty and continuous sling suture placements and periodontal dressing; after about a week of recovery after the surgery, remove sutures and periodically do observational evaluations to look for any signs of re-occurrence.
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis
Connective tissue nevus
Acral fibrokeratoma
Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis
Congenital melanocytic nevus
Basal cell adenoma
Dermal cylindroma
Hydrocarbon keratosis