1Government Dental College, RIMS campus, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Department of oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. R. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Tutor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College and Hospital, RIMS campus, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Phone No; 924 7200846, Email: drkiranreddim@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 16 February, 2015.
Fibroepithelial hyperplasias of the oral cavity are a variety of lesions that exhibit different clinical and Histologic presentations and types causing diagnostic confusion despite their relatively trivial nature. While stressing upon the importance of histological examination in such cases, A case of large giant cell fibroma presenting over the maxillary gingiva in a 33 years male patient is presented. The lesion is excised using diaod laser and no recurrence is noted over a period of 12 months. The importance of histological examination in such cases is stressed upon.
Giant cell fibroma, immunohistochemistry, lasers, gingiva
