title: Hyperactive lesions of gingiva associated with severe alveolar bone loss: A rare finding.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is an inflammatory reactive hyperplasia of connective tissue. It usually arises in response to various stimuli such as low-grade local irritation, traumatic injury, hormonal factors or certain kinds of drugs. It predominantly occurs in the second decade of life in young females and rarely may cause significantly alveolar bone loss. It managed by conservative surgical excision and removal of causative irritants. This paper presents the case of a PG in a 55-year-old male with severe alveolar bone loss in the affected site, managed by surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amitandra Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Upadhaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Career Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Saimbi
keywords: Gingival hyperplasia; hyperactive lesion; pyogenic granuloma