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Case Reports
. 2013 Jul;17(4):507-9.
doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.118325.

Peripheral ossifying fibroma

Khizer Mohiuddin  1 , N S Priya, Shivamurthy Ravindra, Sarvani Murthy
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Case Reports

Peripheral ossifying fibroma

Khizer Mohiuddin et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is one of the inflammatory reactive hyperplasia of gingiva. It represents a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma and shares unique clinical characteristics and diverse histopathological features. We present a case of POF in a 65-year-old male patient in the posterior maxillary gingiva, the clinical presentation of which differs from the usual presentation. Differential diagnosis and some interesting facts of POF are discussed.

Keywords: Calcifications; gingival hyperplasia; ossifying fibroma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Intra oral picture showing gingival mass with respect to 26 and 27
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Figure 2
Photomicrograph showing fibro-cellular stroma with surface epithelium, (H and E, ×10)
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Figure 3
Trabeculae of lamellar bone, (H and E, ×40)
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Figure 4
Scattered basophilic material, (H and E, ×10)
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Figure 5
Post-operative view with 10 months follow-up
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