Open AccessQuandary in Diagnosing Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma and Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report with Mini Review
Author(s) -
Shilpa Sunil Khanna,
Meer Ahamed Ibrahim Munshi,
Ronak Nazir Kaul,
Sudhakar Srinivasan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-020-01359-2
Subject(s) - pyogenic granuloma , microtrauma , medicine , fibroma , ossifying fibroma , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , granuloma , soft tissue , dermatology , surgery , lesion
The soft tissues of the oral cavity are constantly subjected to microtrauma due to various factors. The gingiva in particular reacts to these beyond a point resulting in reactive hyperplastic lesions. Amongst these, the pyogenic granuloma and the peripheral ossifying fibroma are the most common clinical entities. Since they have a similar clinical presentation but diverse histomorphologic illustrations, it was advocated that there exists an interrelation between these two reactive fibrous overgrowths. Hence, this paper is intended to abolish the quandary in diagnosing peripheral ossifying fibroma and pyogenic granuloma.