Multifaceted presentation of peripheral ossifying fibroma: Case series spanning three age groups

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Case Series

Author Details : Ambili Gopalakrishnan*, Baiju Radhamoni Madhavanpillai, Binitta Paul Kannappillil, Jithin Balan

Volume : 7, Issue : 3, Year : 2022

Article Page : 136-140

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpi.2022.029

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Abstract

A benign focal non-reactive lesion that has been reported in the literature under a variety of names, Calcifying Fibroblastic Granuloma or Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma (POF) can occur usually in a younger age group with a female predilection. POF can be perplexing to a clinician as the clinical similarity with pyogenic granuloma or fibroma is astounding. It can cause erosion of bone and underlying structures with a recurrence rate ranging from 16% - 20%. So, the lesion must be identified by histological investigation. In this paper, we describe about three individuals in their 2, 5, and 9 decades of life who were all diagnosed with POF.
Key Messages: POF can be perplexing to a clinician as the clinical similarity with pyogenic granuloma or fibroma is astounding. The lesion has a predilection for females of younger age group. Only 0.5% cases of POF have been reported in the third decade of life which makes the third case a unique one. The three cases presented here were managed using three different surgical approaches.

Keywords: Peripheral ossifying fibroma, Localized gingival growth, Parakeratinised stratified squamous epithelium, Gingivectomy

How to cite : Gopalakrishnan A, Madhavanpillai B R, Kannappillil B P, Balan J, Multifaceted presentation of peripheral ossifying fibroma: Case series spanning three age groups. IP Int J Periodontol Implantol 2022;7(3):136-140

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