title: Common benign oral soft tissue masses.
abstract: This article reviews some of the more common benign oral soft tissue masses with emphasis on their etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, histopathology, and treatment. These lesions include traumatic fibroma, mucocele, warts/papilloma, pyogenic granuloma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, generalized gingival hyperplasia, gingival fibromatosis, lateral periodontal cyst, lipoma, and denture-induced hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California at San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esmeili
authors.forename: Francina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lozada-Nur
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy