1Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Proferssor & Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Susant Mohanty, Proferssor & Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India, e-mail: dr.susantmohanty@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Fibrous epulis is a commonly occurring benign localised growth of the gingiva that exhibits slow growth and is painless. It has a multifactorial etiology, most commonly being irritation due to calculus deposition because of poor oral hygiene, periodontal diseases and hormonal changes. A 11-year-old boy reported to the Department of Paediatric and Preventive dentistry with a complaint of a slow growing painless gingival mass in the mandibular anterior region since the last 6 months causing difficulty in mastication. After proper clinical, radiographic and blood investigations a decision to excise the lesion with a Diode laser under local anaesthesia was taken. Laser provides for a more rapid, more precise, sterile and bloodless field of surgery and is better accepted by paediatric patients. Intra-operative co-operation of the patient was good and a 7-day post-operative follow up showed satisfactory uneventful wound healing.
Epulis, Excision, Diode Laser, Paediatric
