Peripheral ossifying fibroma of maxillary gingiva with calcification: A case report

Autor: Priyanka Tidke, Manvi C Agarwal, Vineet V Kini, Subhasini Singh, Hetul J Patel, Santosh Kumar, Jill Vasant
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 963-965 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-7406
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_690_23
Popis: Peripheral ossifying fibroma is presented as an exophytic growth with a smooth surface. It is located mostly on the gingiva, and it is an unusual growth of gingiva that occurs after irritational trauma. It is seen in the later decade of life, with the calcifications in the lesion in advanced stages seen on radiographic images. In the present case, a 50-year-old male reported with a huge gingival growth in the left maxillary posterior gingival region; when radiograph was taken, it showed calcifications. The patient was treated by surgical excision of the growth.
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