Open AccessPeripheral ossifying fibroma with an underlying exophytic bony mass
Author(s) -
YV Nagarjuna Reddy,
Deepika Pawar Chandrashekara Rao,
Usha Hegde,
Haridas Abhishek Vivek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international clinical dental research organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-5357
pISSN - 2231-0754
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0754.153510
Subject(s) - medicine , maxilla , peripheral , fibroma , histopathological examination , anatomy , surgery , pathology
The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a benign reactive gingival overgrowth occurring mainly in the anterior maxilla in young adults, predominantly among females. The definitive diagnosis is established by histological examination. Surgery is the treatment of choice, though the recurrence rate can reach up to 20%. The purpose of this article is to present a case of POF in a 50-year-old female with an abnormal size and an exophytic bony mass associated with it