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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 93-96 |
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Peripheral ossifying fibroma
Sangeeetha Subramaniam1, Sakthi Vino Bala2, Prakash Ponnudurai Samuel Gnana1, Dhayanand John Victor1, Devapriya Appukuttan1
1 Department of Periodontics, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of periodontics, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sakthi Vino Bala
No. 85/2, Annai Lakshmi Illam, 5th Street Kothari Nagar, Annai Sathya Main Road, Nessapakam, Chennai - 600 089, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jid.jid_40_20
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There are many reports showing localized gingival overgrowth which is most commonly reactive rather than neoplastic. The reactive type of lesion includes pyogenic granuloma, irritation fibroma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, and peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF). Among those, POF is a rare reactive gingival type of lesion. Eversole and Rovin in 1972 first described the POF. The main etiology may be due to trauma, local factors such as plaque and calculus, impingement by dental appliance or restorations. This case report shows a clinical presentation of a 40-year-old male reported with the gingival over growth in the lower front teeth region. The patient was provisionally diagnosed as pyogenic granuloma. Management of the lesion included nonsurgical therapy followed by excisional biopsy. Histologic sections were made and confirmed as POF. The patient was followed up to 6 months with no other complication.
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