title: A rare occurrence of peripheral ossifying fibroma in the first decade of life and its management.
abstract: Localised growths are commonly seen on the gingiva. Many of these enlargements are considered to be reactive rather than neoplastic in nature. Clinically, differentiating one from the other as a specific entity is often not possible. Clinical knowledge and histopathological examination is needed to positively identify the lesion. The peripheral ossifying fibroma is one such lesion. We report a rare case in a 10-year-old female patient with a peripheral ossifying fibroma in the mandible exhibiting a significant increase in size within a short duration of 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Saket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vyawahare
authors.forename: Naveen Reddy
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Banda
authors.forename: Animesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barodiya
authors.forename: Vanaja Reddy
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Banda
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy