Kaustubh P. Patil² , Vinayak D. Kanakdande³ , Ketki P. Kalele⁴ , Rutuparna Sasane³ , Sonali Deshmukh⁵ , Abhishek Singh Nayyar¹

1 Consultant Periodontologist and Implantologist, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Nanded Rural Dental College and Research Centre, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, V.Y.W.S Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India
4 Department of Prosthodontics, Terna Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India
5 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati-Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Maharashtra, India

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International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2016, Vol. 6, No. 15   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0015
Received: 11 Apr., 2016    Accepted: 20 May, 2016    Published: 26 May, 2016

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Kaustubh P.P., Vinayak D.K., Ketki P.K., Rutuparna S., Sonali D., and Abhisheksingh N., 2016, Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma: Case Report and a Mini-review, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 6(15): 1-9 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2016.06.0015)

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) occurs as a gingival overgrowth. The purpose of this article is to present a case of POF, briefly reviewing the current literature on this condition and emphasize the importance of inclusion of this lesion into list of all the pathologies, specially the gingival overgrowths. A case report of peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is reported in young adolescent which comprises the growth that occurred in the mandibular anterior region with displacement of anterior teeth, its satisfactory management and literature review. POF represents a reactive benign lesion of connective tissue and is not the soft tissue counterpart of ossifying fibroma and is also not related to peripheral odontogenic fibroma. Careful clinical examination and histopathology findings should be correlated to conclude the final diagnosis. Treatment consists of surgical excision with periodic follow-ups to observe any recurrence.

Peripheral ossifying fibroma; Gingival overgrowth; Fibroma; Granuloma; Fibroblast; Osteoid tissue