Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

Gingival Fibroma: Report of two cases with different treatment modalities

Diksha R. Agrawal^1♦, Priyanka Jaiswal², Deepika Masurkar³

¹Postgraduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: dikshaagrawal81@gmail.com
²Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: priyanka.banode@gmail.com
³Postgraduate student, Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: dipika.masurkar@gmail.com

^♦Corresponding author
Postgraduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Email: dikshaagrawal81@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Fibrous gingival overgrowths are the most commonly observed soft tissues conditions. Fibroma commonly term as irritational fibroma which histologically may present with many added features forming a wide range of differential diagnosis. This article addresses the diagnosis, histological features of a case of irritational fibroma, treated with different modalities. Early detection, removal of the irritations and lesion management is of utmost importance. To conclude, electrocautery and scalpel used in the present cases were highly effective, safe, relatively simple and resulted into predictable outcome.

Keywords: Gingval overgrowth, Irritational fibroma, Fibroma, Gingival

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2604-2609

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