title: Peripheral ossifying fibroma.
abstract: Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is one of the inflammatory reactive hyperplasia of gingiva. It represents a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma and shares unique clinical characteristics and diverse histopathological features. We present a case of POF in a 65-year-old male patient in the posterior maxillary gingiva, the clinical presentation of which differs from the usual presentation. Differential diagnosis and some interesting facts of POF are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Al-Ameen Dental College, Bijapur, India.
authors.forename: Khizer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mohiuddin
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Priya
authors.forename: Shivamurthy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravindra
authors.forename: Sarvani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murthy
keywords: Calcifications; gingival hyperplasia; ossifying fibroma