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Surgical Management of a Recurrent Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
Author(s) -
Horwitz Jacob,
Akrish Sharon Jill,
Abu ElNaaj Imad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical advances in periodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2163-0097
pISSN - 2573-8046
DOI - 10.1902/cap.2014.140008
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , periodontal fiber , maxilla , dentistry , biopsy , hard palate , surgery , pathology
Peripheral ossifying fibromas (POFs) are locally reactive gingival lesions originating from the superficial periodontal ligament that are found most often in the anterior maxilla with a relatively high recurrence rate. Case Presentation: This case report describes the surgical management of a recurrent POF and the reconstruction modality of the gingival defect by the use of a free gingival graft after excision of the lesion. Excisional biopsy was performed by debriding the underlying bone and tooth and covering the residual defect with a free gingival graft harvested from the hard palate. Conclusion: A large gingival defect attributable to a reactive lesion pathology such as a POF can be reconstructed successfully with a free gingival graft with predictable results.