Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma
Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a relatively uncommon gingival growth that is considered to be reactive in nature and postulated to appear secondary to irritation or trauma. They usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossif...
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doaj-12c74702973e48c68b839ebfc04341322020-11-24T20:53:55ZengLight House Polyclinic Mangalore Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972009-11-0183Peripheral Ossifying FibromaSudhakar SPraveen Kumar BPrabhat MPVPeripheral ossifying fibroma is a relatively uncommon gingival growth that is considered to be reactive in nature and postulated to appear secondary to irritation or trauma. They usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 55-year old female.http://www.ojhas.org/issue31/2009-3-17.htmPeripheral ossifying fibromaGingivaMulticentricPeriosteumRecurrence |
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Sudhakar S Praveen Kumar B Prabhat MPV Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Peripheral ossifying fibroma Gingiva Multicentric Periosteum Recurrence |
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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma |
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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma |
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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma |
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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma |
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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore |
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Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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0972-5997 |
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2009-11-01 |
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Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a relatively uncommon gingival growth that is considered to be reactive in nature and postulated to appear secondary to irritation or trauma. They usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 55-year old female. |
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Peripheral ossifying fibroma Gingiva Multicentric Periosteum Recurrence |
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