title: Unusual peripheral odontogenic tumors in the differential diagnosis of gingival swellings.
abstract: Differential diagnosis of gingival mass lesions includes several conditions and causes. Peripheral odontogenic tumors may mimic gingival swellings and, although rare, must be included in the differential diagnosis. The purpose of this article is to describe 3 different cases of peripheral odontogenic tumors and to discuss the differential diagnosis of gingival swelling. Histologic examination is mandatory when localized gingival swellings are surgically removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Manor
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Merdinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taicher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D005886:Gingival Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology*