Growth potential of peripheral ossifying fibroma
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Periodontology
- Vol. 14 (9) , 551-554
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-051x.1987.tb00998.x
Abstract
The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF), a benign gingival overgrowth, occurs mainly in the anterior portion of the maxilla in young adults. The size of the lesion is usually less than 1.5 cm. A unique case of POF in the posterior mandible of a 70‐year‐old female is presented. The lesion was 6 cm in the largest diameter. It is apparent that POF can become a sizeable tumor unless it is surgically excised in an early stage.Keywords
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