Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Care

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

True Fibroma in Third Molar Region: A Rare Occurrence

1Professor and HOD, Department of Periodontology, SGT Dental College and Hospital, Gurgaon, India

2Reader, Department of Periodontology, SGT Dental College and Hospital, Gurgaon, India

3Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, SGT Dental College and Hospital, Gurgaon, India

4PG Student, Department of Periodontology, SGT Dental College and Hospital, Gurgaon, India

*Corresponding author email id: drpriyankachopra79@gmail.com

Online published on 15 June, 2019.

Abstract

Benign focal fibrous hyperplasia is frequently seen in oral cavity. The great majority of these overgrowth represents traumatic/inflammatory rather than neoplastic origin. This article reports a rare case of fibroma in 22 year old male patient in relation to third molar region. The article addresses the diagnosis, clinical, histological features and treatment for traumatic fibroma.

Keywords

Traumatic fibroma, Fibrous hyperplasia, Third molar region