Originally posted by popcornbird
Ps. Does this mean this condition can possibly exist in human beings too?
Definetly! This is a human disease. What the NIH is interested in discovering is if this is the SAME disease, Binx's and the humans. Most of the research available is on hoomans. And, most of this condition is drug induced- certain drugs used to treat some conditions CAUSES this gingival growth. In hoomans, the 'cure' is to stop the medication, and to do gingivectomies (remove the gum). Binx's is not drug induced, his is an ideoptathic (of unknown origin) congenital, disorder. Hoomans get this, too, but, it is more rare than the drug induced kind.