title: Gingival enlargement associated with a partially erupted mandibular molar.
abstract: Odontogenic lesions may present as enlarged opercula and result in the delayed eruption of teeth. This case report describes the clinical and microscopic features of a peripheral odontogenic fibroma in a 13-year-old boy that involved the overlying gingiva of a partially erupted, mandibular second molar. A differential diagnosis and treatment for lesions presenting as gingival enlargements in the molar region are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center Dental Branch, USA. cflaitz@mail.db.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Flaitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008334:Mandible; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000209:etiology*