Indian Journal of Contemporary Dentistry
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Oral Pyogenic Granuloma: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 Cases & Review of Literature

  • Author:
  • Punit Chitlangia1, Pankaj Jindal2, Gaurav Gaur2, Sunil Sharma3, Kapil Jhajharia4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 36 to 40

1Asst. Prof., Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur

2Postgraduate, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur

3Prof. & Head, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur

4Asst. Prof., Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka

Online published on 8 October, 2014.

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed 22 cases of histologically confirmed pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity at our centre between 2007 -2013. The age of the patients at presentation ranged from 3 to 85 years (mean 30) and the male: female ratio was 1: 1.2. The main site was the gingiva.

All 22 cases were treated by excision and there were 2 recurrences among those with adequate followup. A complete review of published information and investigations about this lesion, in addition to knowledge about new approaches for its treatment is presented in this paper.

Keywords

Oral Cavity, Pyogenic Granuloma (PG), Gingiva