Clinical Cases

A Case of Gingival Cyst

Drs. Keerti Pathak and Devendra Nama treat a gingival cyst in a girl of eight. Shrieking, timidity,desire for light and frivolous were among symptoms leading to the simillimum.

Abstract

A gingival cyst is a closed, sac-like pocket of tissue that can form anywhere in the body. It may be filled with fluid, air, pus, or other material. Cysts can occur anywhere in the body and can vary in size.

Keywords – Gingival cyst , Belladonna

Chief Complaints

A girl aged 8.5 years was brought by her mother with complaints of soft swelling like structures in the gums around the right lower first premolar and in between the left lower first premolar and left lower second premolar since for the last two months

Personal History

She was shy in nature. When I asked her a question she always smiled .She was the youngest of the 4 siblings. When the cysts were small, she never told her mother because it was no problem for her. As the size of the cysts increased, she had the problem of feeling uneasy and irritated whenever food particles touched the cysts

Rubrics taken for this case

MIND – TIMIDITY

MIND – FRIVOLOUS

MIND – SMILING

MIND – SHRIEKING –

MIND – LIGHT – desire for

Reason  for  selection  of  rubrics –

  • Frivolous  –  Her  mother said that  the girl  did  not  take anything  seriously, that she was careless.
  • Timidity –   She   was  shy  in
  • Shrieking –   When   the   cysts  were  small,   she  was  unaware  of them, so never  told  her  mother .  As  the  size  of  cysts  increased,  she developed  uneasiness  and   When she  became  aware  of  her  complaints she  was  shrieking  for  treatment  of  her  complaints .

Note:  I found  the  marked  mental  generals,  so  there  was  no  need  to  repertorize the  physical  problems.

REPERTORIAL SHEET ( Synthesis Treasure Edition )

Selection of Remedy – Belladonna

FOLLOW UP SUMMARY

S.NO. DATE COMPLAINTS PRESCRIPTION
1. 05/07/17 – Soft rounded swelling near lower 1st  premolar teeth of both sides .

-Uneasiness & irrtiation of the affected gums whenever the food touches the cysts.

Belladonna 200/2 doses

PL 30/3 for 7 days.

2. 12/07/17 Status Quo . Belladonna 200 / 2 doses

PL 30 / 3 for 7 days.

3. 19/07/17 Slight improvement of  complaints Belladonna 1M/1 dose

PL 30 / 3 for 14 days

4. 02/08/17 Much better PL 30 / 3 for 7 days.
5. 11/08/17 Better . Cyst reduced in size . Pl 30 / 3 for 14 days
6. 29/08/17 Better PL 30 / 3 for 1 month
7. 25/09/17 Cyst disappeared . No medicine

CONCLUSION– The cysts disappeared in 1½ months . She never complained again. Images below.

About the author

Keerti Pathak

Dr. Keerti Pathak is an Assistant Professor teaching the practice of medicine for the last three years at Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Centre, Sitapura, Jaipur. She has completed her graduation in Homoeopathy from Chandola Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Centre, Uttarakhand and completed her MD in Repertory from Dr. Madan Pratap Khunteta Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur. She is doing a Certificate course in Clinical Hynotherapy from EKKA (formerly known as the California Hypnosis Institute of India – CHII )

About the author

Devendra Nama

Dr. Devendra Nama is working as an Assistant Professor in the Anatomy Department at Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College & Research Centre, Jaipur. He has graduated in Homoeopathy from Bhartiya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Bharatpur and has completed his MD in Repertory from Dr . Madan Pratap Khunteta Homoeopathic Medical College , Hospital and Research Centre , Jaipur.

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