Open AccessLarge reccurent gingival growth in the maxilla: A case report
Author(s) -
Shwetha Nambiar,
Kaverı Hallikeri,
Venkatesh Anehosur,
Pragati Rai,
Vibha Hegde
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.182607
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , maxilla , etiology , oral cavity , oral hygiene , surgical excision , gingival enlargement , dentistry , surgery , pathology
Gingival growths are one of the frequently encountered types of lesion in the oral cavity. It is the common site for neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is one of the inflammatory reactive hyperplasias of the gingiva. It represents a separate clinical entity with diverse histopathological features. Even after adequate surgical excision of the lesion, repeated recurrence is not uncommon. Studies show a recurrence rate of 16-20% in these lesions. The suggested etiology for POF is low-grade irritation due to plaque and calculus. Proper excision of such overgrowths and appropriate oral hygiene instructions will ensure that the lesion does not recur. This case report is of a large, solitary gingival swelling in the maxilla of a 36-year-old male patient that had recurred for the third time after the surgical excision