title: Gingival fibrous nodule--anomaly or pathology?
abstract: Three cases of a relatively common but rarely reported intraoral condition are described. Clinically, this condition appears as an asymptomatic, tumor-like nodule or nodules along the labial anterior mucogingival line and are characterized histologically by an accumulation of dense collagenous tissue. This entity represents a developmental condition and should be distinguished from reactive and neoplastic lesions. No treatment is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Louisiana State University, School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Brannon
authors.forename: Rebecca R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pousson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005351:Fibromatosis, Gingival / Q000473:pathology; D005355:Fibrosis; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology*