Year : 2015

Volume : Volume 5

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Bhumi Sarvaiya
bhumisarvaiya@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Gingival growths are one of the most frequently encountered lesions in the oral cavity. Most of these lesions, such as irritational fibroma, pyogenic granuloma, peripheral ossifying fibroma and peripheral giant cell granuloma are innocuous and rarely present with aggressive features. In the majority of cases, these lesions are the result of trauma or chronic irritation. Among these lesions, an infrequently occurring gingival lesion is the peripheral ossifying fibroma. Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a focal, reactive, non-neoplastic tumor-like growth of the soft tissue that often arises from the interdental papilla. It is a growth of the anterior region ofmandible and accounts for 3.1% of all oral tumors and 9.6% of the gingival lesions. About 60% of these tumors occur in maxilla and more than 50% of all cases of maxillary peripheral ossifying fibromas are found in the incisor and canine areas. This report discusses a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma affecting mandibular posterior area of a 10-year-old male child. The case was managed with surgical resection. Peripheral ossifying fibroma in this age, especially in male patient and arising in mandibular posterior region, is an occasional entity .
Keywords: Fibrous epulis, gingival growth, peripheral ossifying fibroma, peripheral cemento ossifying fibroma.