Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma of Maxillary Gingiva: A Case Report

Maj Saravanan SP^1, , Col A K Shreehari², Lt Col Sangeeta Singh³ and Dinesh Kumar Sethurathinam⁴

¹Resident (Periodontology), Div of Periodontology, AFMC Pune

²Associate Professor & Head of Division, Div of Periodontology, AFMC Pune

³Assistant Professor, Div of Periodontology, AFMC Pune

⁴Resident (Pathology), Department of Pathology, AFMC Pune

Cite this paper:
Maj Saravanan SP, Col A K Shreehari, Lt Col Sangeeta Singh and Dinesh Kumar Sethurathinam. Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma of Maxillary Gingiva: A Case Report. International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research. 2014; 2(6C):10-13. doi: 10.12691/ijdsr-2-6C-3

Abstract

The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a non-neoplastic reactive gingival overgrowth occurring frequently in the anterior maxilla region. Mostly it is seen as an asymptomatic swelling predominantly in female patients and is rarely encountered in postmenopausal years. Because of the dilemma in diagnosing the lesion solely on clinical basis it is always emphasized that the definitive diagnosis can be made only by histopathological examination. Further a proper treatment protocol with close postoperative follow-up is necessary in such cases as they carry a high recurrence rate. The present case report describes a female patient, in her post menopausal age with a diagnosis of POF which was surgically excised from the anterior maxillary region.

Keywords:
peripheral ossifying fibroma pyogenic granuloma gingival overgrowth

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