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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
Sonal Srivastava1, Manaswita Tripathy1, BR Chethan1, Joel Dsilva2
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KVG Dental College, Sullia, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KVG Dental College, Sullia, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Sonal Srivastava
C1/25, Sector-F, Jankipuram, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2393-8692.184740
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Peripheral ossifying fibroma is classified under reactive lesions of oral cavity. They are relatively uncommon gingival growth and constitute about 10% of all reactive lesions. Chronic irritation and trauma are considered to be etiological agent. Usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 22-year old female. |
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