title: Central giant cell granuloma in a 4-year-old female child.
abstract: Central giant cell granulomas (CGCG) are reddish lesions of gingiva that account for an important number of disorders frequently diagnosed in the regular dental practice. Although the majority of the lesions are nonaggressive, asymptomatic, and slow-growing, about 30% show an aggressive, progressively destructive behavior, and a tendency to recur. We present a case of aggressive CGCG of the maxilla in a 4-year-old female child managed by surgical excision. To minimize the possible cost of esthetic, functional, and psychological problems, mainly in young patients, CGCG should be diagnosed and managed at the earliest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Srinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnappa
authors.forename: Sahana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinath
authors.forename: Pavana
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: Vishwanath S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Krishnappa
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*