Open AccessPeripheral ossifying fibroma in the maxillary incisor region: A case report
Author(s) -
SnehaH Choudhary,
LataM Kale,
SunilS Mishra,
NarendraB Supe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170458
Subject(s) - medicine , fibroma , peripheral , anatomy
Peripheral ossifying fibroma belongs to the group of reactive focal lesions occurring on the gingiva. It is usually solitary and tends to occur in teenagers and young adults with a female predilection. In this article, we have reported a rare case of peripheral ossifying fibroma occurring in a 60-year-old female in the maxillary anterior region, with superficial ulceration and pathologic migration of adjacent teeth
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