Open AccessPeripheral ossifying fibroma, some rare findings
Author(s) -
Vivek Chaturvedy,
AmitKumar Gupta,
Hoti Lal Gupta,
Shefali Chaturvedy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.128249
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , lesion , fibroma , peripheral , surgical excision , pathology , dentistry , surgery
The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a benign reactive gingival overgrowth; it occurs mainly in the anterior portion of maxilla in young adults, predominantly among females. The present report describes a case of POF in a male patient, which relapsed ten years later and of the lesion showed superficial bone erosion on surgical excision.
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