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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;4(3):329-33.

The peripheral giant cell granuloma in edentulous patients: report of three unique cases

Osman A Etoz  1 , Ahmet Emin Demirbas, Mehmet Bulbul, Ebru Akay
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The peripheral giant cell granuloma in edentulous patients: report of three unique cases

Osman A Etoz et al. Eur J Dent. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

The peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a rare reactive exophytic lesion taking place on the gingiva and alveolar ridge usually as a result of local irritating factors such as trauma, tooth extraction, badly finished fillings, unstable dental prosthesis, plaque, calculus, chronic infections, and impacted food. This article presents 3 cases of PGCG that presented at the same location of the edentulous mandible of patients that using complete denture for over ten years.

Keywords: Chronic irritation; Complete denture; Edentulous patients; Peripheral giant cell granuloma.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Clinical view of the lesion of the first patient.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Clinical view of the postoperative healing of the first patient.
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Figure 3.
Clinical view of the lesion of the second patient.
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Figure 4.
Clinical view of the postoperative healing of the second patient.
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Figure 5.
Histopathological view of the lesion of the second patient (A- hematoxylin eosin X40).
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Figure 6.
Clinical view of the lesion of the third patient.
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Figure 7.
Clinical view of the postoperative healing of the third patient.
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Figure 8.
Histopathological view of the lesion of the third patient (hematoxylin eosin X40).
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Figure 9.
Histopathological view of the lesion of the third patient (hematoxylin eosin X200).
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Figure 10.
Clinical view of the post prothetic treatment of first patient.
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