ABSTRACT

Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a lesion of the gingival tissues that predominantly affects female and is usually located in the maxilla anterior to the molars. The conclusive diagnosis is established by histological examination, which discloses the presence of cellular connective tissue with focal calcifications. Surgery is the treatment of choice, though the recurrence rate can reach 20%. Here we present a 30 year old male patient with a gingival growth.

Keywords: Gingival growth, traumatic fibroma, ossifying fibroma.