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Table of Contents for June 2022 • Volume 38 • Number 85 |
ORAL PYOGENIC GRANULOMA: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Sonika
Achalli,
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NITTE (DEEMED
TO BE UNIVERSITY), AB SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF
DENTAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND
RADIOLOGY, MANGALORE, INDIA
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...Abstract |
Introduction: Pyogenic granuloma is a
common non neoplastic growth in the oral cavity which is hyperplastic in
nature. Various theories of etiopathogenesis have been suggested for
pyogenic granuloma. It is commonly thought to be a response to various
local irritants like calculus, foreign body material etc. It is
hemorrhagic and often bleeds on touch. It usually causes local
interference. Excisional biopsy is considered the treatment of choice
for pyogenic granuloma followed by removal of the local irritants in
order to avoid recurrence. This article presents a case of oral pyogenic
granuloma in a 54-year-old patient in the gingiva extending up to the
palate with a review of literature. Key words: pyogenic, hyperplasia, granuloma, reactive |
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