creators_name: Sudhakar, S creators_name: Praveen Kumar, B creators_name: Prabhat, MPV creators_id: drsudhakaroralmed@yahoo.co.in editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2010-09-13 03:55:29 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:41 metadata_visibility: show title: Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Peripheral ossifying fibroma; Gingiva; Multicentric; Periosteum; Recurrence abstract: Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a relatively uncommon gingival growth that is considered to be reactive in nature and postulated to appear secondary to irritation or trauma. They usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 55-year old female date: 2009-11-15 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 8 number: 3 publisher: Dr. BS Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Eversole LR, Rovin S. Reactive lesions of the gingival. J Oral Pathol 1972;1:30-8. 2. Zain RB, Fei YJ. Fibrous lesions of the gingiva: a histopathological analysis of 204 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1990;70:466-70. 3. Waldron CA. Fibrosseous lesions of the jaws. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1993;51:828-35. 4. Yadav R, Gulati A. Peripheral ossifying fibroma: a case report. J Oral Sci 2009;51:151-4. 5. Moon WJ, Choi SY, Chung EC, Kwon KH, Chae SW. Peripheral ossifying fibroma in the oral cavity: CT and MR findings. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2007;36:180-2. 6. Shamim T, Varghese VI, Shameena PM, Sudha S. A retrospective analysis of gingival biopsied lesions in south indian population: 2001-2006. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2008 Jul 1;13(7): E414-8. 7. Miller CS, Henry RG, Damm DD. Proliferative mass found in the gingiva. J Am Dent Assoc 1990;121:559-60. 8. Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE. Soft tissue tumors. Oral and maxillofacial pathology. 3rd ed. Missouri: Elsevier. P 521-3. 9. Delbem ACB, Cunha RF, Silva JZ. Soubhia AMP. Peripheral Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma in Child. A Follow-Up of 4 Years. Report of a Case. Eur J Dent 2008;2:134-137. 10. Kumar SKS, Ram S, Jorgensen MG, Shuler CF, Sedghizadeh PP. Multicentric peripheral ossifying fibroma. J Oral Sci 2006;48:239-43. 11. Das UM, Azher U. Peripheral ossifying fibroma. J Indian Soc Pedod Prevent Dent 2009; 27(1): 49-51. 12. Poon CK, Kwan PC, Chao SY. Giant peripheral ossifying fibroma of the maxilla: report of a case. J Oral Maxillofac surg 1995;53: 695-8. citation: Sudhakar, S and Praveen Kumar, B and Prabhat, MPV (2009) Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/6964/1/2009-3-17.pdf