| DENTAL SCIENCE - CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 194-196 |
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Pyogenic granuloma of labial mucosa: A misnomer in an anomolous site
Vaiyapuri Ravi1, Mathew Jacob2, Aandamuthu Sivakumar1, Srinivasan Saravanan3, Kesavan Priya4
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Vivekananda Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Missions Dental College and Hospital, Salem, India
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Navodaya Dental College, Raichur, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Periodontics, Vinayaka Missions Dental College and Hospital, Salem, India
Correspondence Address:
Vaiyapuri Ravi
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Vivekananda Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.100269
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Pyogenic granuloma is tumor-like proliferation to a nonspecific infection. Clinically, pyogenic granuloma presents as sessile or pedunculated exophytic mass with a smooth or lobulated surface which has a tendency to bleed easily. These lesions tend to occur slightly more in females, frequently involving the gingiva of the maxillary region. Histologically, these lesions show an excessive proliferation of vascular type of connective tissue to a nonspecific infection. The most common treatment is surgical excision with eradication of local irritants. This case report describes a pyogenic granuloma on the labial mucosa in a 33-year-old male, discussing the clinical features and histopathologic features that distinguish this lesion from other similar oral mucosa lesions. |
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