title: The late development of oral pyogenic granuloma as a complication of pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: An oral pyogenic granuloma can develop during or just after the first trimester of pregnancy. Usually, an oral pyogenic granuloma is an early, slow-growing mass that, on excision, does not leave a large defect in the periodontium that requires surgical repair. This article presents an unusual case of a very late, rapidly growing, large tumor that developed as a complication of pregnancy and an undiagnosed isolated area of periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garnick
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third