title: Oral pulse granuloma: clinical and histopathological features. A review of 62 cases.
abstract: Clinical and histopathological features of 62 cases of oral pulse granuloma were reviewed and compared to the cases previously described in the literature. Oral pulse granuloma is a histopathological diagnosis for a localized lesion resulting from the implantation of food particles of plant origin. It often occurs in the posterior regions of an edentulous mandible in association with a full lower denture but it may also be found in periapical areas of grossly decayed teeth or retained roots and teeth with a history of endodontic therapy, where the root canal has been left open at some stage, associated with impacted lower third molar teeth with a history of pericoronitis, in post-extraction tissue reactions or as part of a cyst wall where there has been a communication with the oral cavity. The essential histopathological features consist of a connective tissue stroma containing variable numbers of inflammatory cells and foreign-body giant cells associated with hyaline rings and ovoid fibrillary or amorphous hyaline masses. Treatment is by local curettage or excision.
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, University of Melbourne, Faculty of Dental Science, Victoria, Australia.
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Talacko
authors: B G
authors: BG
authors: Radden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*