title: The peripheral giant cell granuloma in edentulous patients: report of three unique cases.
abstract: The peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a rare reactive exophytic lesion taking place on the gingiva and alveolar ridge usually as a result of local irritating factors such as trauma, tooth extraction, badly finished fillings, unstable dental prosthesis, plaque, calculus, chronic infections, and impacted food. This article presents 3 cases of PGCG that presented at the same location of the edentulous mandible of patients that using complete denture for over ten years.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Etoz
authors.forename: Ahmet Emin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Demirbas
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulbul
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akay