title: Pediatric Palatal Fibroma.
abstract: Fibroma is one of the most common soft tissue benign tumors of the oral cavity. These masses represent hyperplasias instead of true neoplasm, which develop due to irritation to the mucosal tissue resulting in proliferation of the cells. Although so common in the oral cavity, its occurrence on the palate is rare, mainly due to fewer chances of trauma. Here, we report a case of palatal fibroma in a child diagnosed on the basis of clinical, radiological, and histological features. The case represents an extremely rare occurrence as unusual trauma due to thumb sucking seemed to be the only apparent traumatic factor in the palatal region.
  Mishra R, Khan TS, Ajaz T, Agarwal M. Pediatric Palatal Fibroma. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017; 10(1):96-98.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, University of Medical Sciences, Saifai Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Tayyeb S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Tarannum
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ajaz
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Purvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
keywords: Oral habits; Palatal fibroma; Surgical pedodontics.