title: Spontaneous regression of a congenital epulis in a newborn.
abstract: A 3 day old girl presented with lobulated mass protruding from her mouth. The mass was clinically diagnosed as a congenital epulis. The child had no airway obstruction and was able to feed well. A conservative treatment was proposed with monthly follow up appointments to monitor the lesion. After 10 months the lesion completely regressed and the eruption of maxillary anterior teeth remained unaffected
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Oral Health Sciences Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. docsarab2005@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ritwik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000502:physiology; D057832:Watchful Waiting