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Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma: A Case Report

Ravi Chandu Katta, Sreenivas Nagarakanti, B.V Ramesh Reddy, Vijay Kumar Chava

Abstract


The purpose of this article is to present a clinical case of a 23-year-old male patient with peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) in
the mandibular right central and lateral incisor region. Clinically, the lesion was asymptomatic, firm, pink and sessile. Surgical
excision of the lesion was done followed by histopathologic confirmation with emphasis on the clinical aspect.

Keywords


peripheral ossifying fibroma, gingival enlargement, case report

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