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Case Studies | Dentistry | India | Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023 | Rating: 4.8 / 10
Fibroepithelial Hyperplasia: Case Report
Zeba Samsher Nandrekar | Salika Sheikh [2] | Nashrah Rafiq Sawant | Arsheen Ajaj Kazi | Bhagyashree Jabade | Sangeeta Muglikar [4]
Abstract: Background: Fibroepithelial hyperplasia or fibroma is reactive or inflammatory condition which presents variety of lesions namedaccording to their clinical presentation. They areformed as a result of irritation and are not true neoplasm, rather considered as mere fibrous overgrowths. Case report: A case of 25 year-old female patient with gingival overgrowth in posterior mandible right side since 5years. The lesion was excised using scalpel and uneventful healing noticed after a week. In this case report, the lesion was found in 25-year-old female patient. Discussion: The possible histopathologic variants of fibroepithelial hyperplasia includes pyogenic granuloma, peripheral giantcell granuloma and irritational fibroma. Conventional procedure was undertaken as recurrence rates are uncommon and are mostlycaused by repetitive trauma at the same site.
Keywords: Fibroepithelial hyperplasia, fibroma, surgical excision
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023,
Pages: 904 - 907