Open AccessPeripheral ossifying fibroma: A 20-year retrospective study with focus on clinical and morphological features
Author(s) -
I-L Cavalcante,
C-C Barros,
V-M Cruz,
J-L Cunha,
L-C Leão,
R-R Ribeiro,
E Turatti,
B-A Andrade,
R-B Cavalcante
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.25454
Subject(s) - calcification , pathology , dystrophic calcification , connective tissue , cementum , medicine , fibroma , lesion , biopsy , bone tissue , soft tissue , dentin
Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma (POF) is a reactive hyperplastic lesion that exclusively occurs in the gingiva and is characterized by the deposition of dystrophic calcification, cementum-like tissue, and immature and mature bone within the connective tissue. The objective of the present study was to perform a retrospective analysis of clinicopathologic features of POF.