Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

R. Gowramma ¹, Gururaj Naregal ¹, R. Deepa ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Periodontics, S.J.M. Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Periodontics, S.J.M. Dental College and Hospital. Chitradurga-577501. Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Small circumscribed mesenchymal lesions of the oral mucosa are of frequent occurrence. Fibroma is a non-neoplastic enlargement of the gingival which arise from the gingival connective tissue or from the periodontal ligament. They are slow growing; a spherical tumor that tends to be firm & nodular but may be soft and vascular and usually pedunculated. Hard fibromas of the gingival are rare. We report a rare case of hard fibroma in a 65-year old male. Clinical, radiographic and histopathological features along with etiopathogenesis and differential diagnosis are also discussed.

Keywords

Hard Fibroma, Irritational Fibroma, True Fibroma

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