Deceptive Lesions of Periodontium: A Case Series.
Basic pathology of the common appearing diseases of the periodontium are not always common inflammatory reactions. The root cause may be malignant and metastatic lesions. Here, we present unusual causes of these common periodontal lesions. This article also stress upon the importance of histopathological examination of the surgically excised localized gingival swellings which fail to regress after conservative therapy.
Research Scholar, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, BHU , Varanasi, UP, India .
Deepak
D
Pandiar
Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, GDC , Calicut, Kerala, India .
Manjusha
M
Pattamparambath
Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, GDC , Calicut, Kerala, India .
Pranav Vijayan
PV
Kalathingal
Head of Department, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, GDC , Allapuzha, Kerala, India .
Shameena Pallikandi
SP
Maliyekkal
General Practitioner, Periodontist and Implantologist, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Amol Nagrale
AN
Vijay
Gingival enlargements; Lymphoma; Metastasis; Periodontitis