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Oral Leiomyomatous Hamartoma of the Anterior Maxillary Gingiva
Author(s) -
Freitas da Silva Débora M.,
Fernandes Ighor A.,
Wu Alice,
Neville Brad W.
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.160022
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , periodontist , maxillary central incisor , dentistry , hamartoma , maxilla , presentation (obstetrics) , oral cavity , orthodontics , pathology , surgery
Oral leiomyomatous hamartoma (OLH) is a rare developmental tumor‐like anomaly of the oral cavity. Case Presentation: This report documents a 4‐year‐old female who was diagnosed with an OLH of the palatal gingiva between the maxillary central incisors. This lesion was treated successfully by local surgical excision. Conclusion: Because many of the reported cases of this lesion have developed on the anterior maxillary gingiva, it is important for the periodontist to be aware of this entity.