Hannah A Liss, Yu Wang, Reza Hakim Shoushtari, Dennis Sourvanos, Faizan Alawi, Joseph P Fiorellini, Jonathan Korostoff
Recurrent benign gingival lesions occurring in the anterior dentition are clinical dilemmas. While complete removal of such lesions is required to prevent recurrence, this can result in a poor esthetic outcome. Relative to this conundrum, this report discusses the diagnosis, psychologic management, and clinical treatment of two patients with recurring lesions on the facial gingiva of the mandibular and maxillary incisors, respectively. Patient A, a 55-year-old woman, presented with a recurrent peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF); Patient B, a 76-year-old man, presented with a recurrent pyogenic granuloma (PG)...
October 24, 2023: International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry