Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
Intraoral ossifying fibromas have been described in the literature since the late 1940s. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is usually a fibroma of the gingival which shows areas of calcification or ossification. It is a nonneoplastic enlargement of gingiva. Due to its clinical and histopathological...
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| description | Intraoral ossifying fibromas have been described in the literature since the late 1940s. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is usually a fibroma of the gingival which shows areas of calcification or ossification. It is a nonneoplastic enlargement of gingiva. Due to its clinical and histopathological similarities, some POFs are believed to develop initially as a pyogenic granuloma that undergoes fibrous maturation and subsequent calcification. It has been suggested that POF represents a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma or irritation fibroma. This paper describes a case report of a 60-year-old female patient reported with growth on gingiva in the upper left front region of mouth three years ago. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4da8772182c64f3d95a4ad1c01f761952025-02-03T01:26:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/497234497234Peripheral Ossifying FibromaMeenakshi Bhasin0Vinny Bhasin1Abhilasha Bhasin2Department of Oral Medicine, Mansarovar Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462042, IndiaDepartment of Orthodontia, Mansarovar Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462042, IndiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Hithkarni Dental College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482002, IndiaIntraoral ossifying fibromas have been described in the literature since the late 1940s. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is usually a fibroma of the gingival which shows areas of calcification or ossification. It is a nonneoplastic enlargement of gingiva. Due to its clinical and histopathological similarities, some POFs are believed to develop initially as a pyogenic granuloma that undergoes fibrous maturation and subsequent calcification. It has been suggested that POF represents a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma or irritation fibroma. This paper describes a case report of a 60-year-old female patient reported with growth on gingiva in the upper left front region of mouth three years ago.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/497234 |
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