title: Peripheral ossifying fibroma, some rare findings.
abstract: The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a benign reactive gingival overgrowth; it occurs mainly in the anterior portion of maxilla in young adults, predominantly among females. The present report describes a case of POF in a male patient, which relapsed ten years later and of the lesion showed superficial bone erosion on surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaturvedy
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Hoti Lal
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Shefali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedy
keywords: Peripheral giant cell granuloma; peripheral ossifying fibroma; pyogenic granuloma
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