Electrosurgical Management of an Unusual Pregnancy Epulis: A Case Report
Keywords:
Inflammatory hyperplasia, Lasers, Pregnancy epulis, Pyogenic granuloma
Abstract
Pyogenic granuloma is an exuberant granulation tissue produced in response to various stimuli. It is an infl ammatory hyperplasia
which is benign, localized and commonly seen on the gingiva and rarely on other parts of the oral cavity. Predominantly, it is
seen in second to the third decade of life in young females in anterior teeth. Clinically it appears to be a small red erythematous
exophytic lesion, diagnosis of which is confi rmed by biopsy. This presents case is an exuberant pyogenic granuloma present
on the lingual side of the mandibular posterior teeth and was excised using electrocautery to achieve better gingival contour
with minimum bleeding.
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2006;24:201-3.
2. Amirchaghmaghi M, Falaki F, Mohtasham N, Mozafari PM. Extragingival
pyogenic granuloma: A case report. Cases J 2008;1:371.
3. Ramirez K, Bruce G, Carpenter W. Pyogenic granuloma: Case report in
a 9-year-old girl. Gen Dent 2002;50:280-1.
4. Neville BW, Pamm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE. Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology. 2nd ed. St Louis, Missouri: WB Saunders Co.; 2004. p. 444-9.
5. Weies SW, Goldblum JR. Enzinger’s & Weiss’s Soft Tissue Tumors. 5th ed.
St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2008. p. 864-5.
6. Kfi r Y, Buchner A, Hansen LS. Reactive lesions of the gingiva. A
clinicopathological study of 741 cases. J Periodontol 1980;51:655-61.
7. Buchner A, Calderon S, Ramon Y. Localized hyperplastic lesions of
the gingiva: A clinicopathological study of 302 lesions. J Periodontol
1977;48:101-4.
8. Jafarzadeh H, Sanatkhani M, Mohtasham N. Oral pyogenic granuloma: A
review. J Oral Sci 2006;48:167-75.
9. Patil K, Mahima VG, Lahari K. Extragingival pyogenic granuloma. Indian
J Dent Res 2006;17:199-202.
10. Kerr DA. Granuloma pyogenicum. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol
1951;4:158-76.
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2021-10-09
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