title: Complete spontaneous regression of congenital epulis in a baby by 8 months of age.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper describes the case of a 7-day-old girl who was referred to a paediatric dentistry clinic because of the presence of a pedunculated mass protruding from the front of her mouth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mass was attached to the maxillary alveolus to the right of the midline, and was clinically diagnosed as a congenital epulis. The baby had no airway obstruction and was able to feed well. A conservative treatment was proposed, with monthly follow-up appointments to monitor the lesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After 8 months, the lesion had completely regressed, meaning that the girl did not have to be exposed to unnecessary surgical procedures in her first few days of life. The eruption of the upper anterior teeth was not affected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vivien T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Thais M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Thiago C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ana Beatriz S
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Carlos F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous