title: Oral focal mucinosis: case report.
abstract: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is an uncommon disease of unknown aetiology. It is considered to be the oral counterpart of cutaneous focal mucinosis and cutaneous myxoid cyst and it is characterized by a focal myxoid degeneration of the connective tissue. A preoperative diagnosis is almost impossible, and the clinical suspicion, usually made by exclusion, must be confirmed by a bioptic examination followed by histological observations.The Authors report a case of focal oral mucinosis diagnosed and treated in a male adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Contract Professor of Periodontology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy  "S. Giovanni Calibita" Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Germano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arcuri
keywords: biopsy; gingiva; oral focal mucinosis