title: Peripheral ossifying fibroma.
abstract: Intraoral ossifying fibromas have been described in the literature since the late 1940s. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is usually a fibroma of the gingival which shows areas of calcification or ossification. It is a nonneoplastic enlargement of gingiva. Due to its clinical and histopathological similarities, some POFs are believed to develop initially as a pyogenic granuloma that undergoes fibrous maturation and subsequent calcification. It has been suggested that POF represents a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma or irritation fibroma. This paper describes a case report of a 60-year-old female patient reported with growth on gingiva in the upper left front region of mouth three years ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Mansarovar Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462042, India ; Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, 153 Adarsh Nagar, Narmada Road, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482002, India.
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: Vinny
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: Abhilasha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhasin