Open AccessPeripheral ossifying fibroma
Author(s) -
Vaishali Keluskar,
Raghavendra Byakodi,
Nishit Shah
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.44365
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , fibroma , peripheral , pathology , ossifying fibroma , soft tissue , anatomy
Here we report an unusual case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 57-year-old woman, who reported to the KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum. Clinically, the lesion appeared as a nodular swelling on the gingiva. Though the possibility exists that the lesion is reactive, it appears to be true neoplastic growth and a purely soft tissue process arising from the gingiva. Thus, we proposed the term peripheral ossifying fibroma for this distinct lesion