title: Peripheral Odontogenic Fibroma: A Rare Tumor mimicking a Gingival Reactive Lesion.
abstract: Gingival growths are one of the most frequently encountered lesions in the oral cavity. A plethora of lesions can be seen having similar clinical presentation, making diagnosis a dilemma. Peripheral odontogenic tumors are rare neoplasms to occur on gingiva, the most common among them being the peripheral odontogenic fibroma (POdF). The POdF is a benign, slow-growing, exophytic lesion. Although considered to have a recurrence potential after excision, the actual recurrence rate is not known due to paucity of reported cases. Presented here is a case of a rare neoplasm mimicking an inflammatory gingival lesion with review of the available literature.
  Khot K, Deshmane S, Bagri-Manjrekar K, Khot P. Peripheral Odontogenic Fibroma: A Rare Tumor mimicking a Gingival Reactive Lesion. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;10(1):103-106.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YMT Dental College & Research Institute, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Komal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khot
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YMT Dental College & Research Institute, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshmane
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YMT Dental College & Research Institute, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Kriti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bagri-Manjrekar
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Dr. Khot's Dental Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Paresh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khot
keywords: Fibroma; Pediatric; Peripheral odontogenic fibroma; Peripheral odontogenic tumor.