Laser excision of peripheral ossifying fibroma: Report of two cases

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a non-neoplastic enlargement seen more often in females, in the interdental papilla and the anterior part of the maxilla, accounts for about 9% of all gingival growths. Of unknown etiology, unpredictable clinical course and pronicity for recurrence, POF is a cli...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology 2014-03, Vol.18 (2), p.259-262
Main Authors: Chugh, Samir, Arora, Nupur, Rao, Amit, Kothawar, Sunil Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Excision (Surgery)
Fibromas
laser
Lasers
Methods
Patients
peripheral ossifying fibromas
Skin & tissue grafts
Surgery
Surgical apparatus & instruments
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a non-neoplastic enlargement seen more often in females, in the interdental papilla and the anterior part of the maxilla, accounts for about 9% of all gingival growths. Of unknown etiology, unpredictable clinical course and pronicity for recurrence, POF is a clinician's cause for concern. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice, but with a reported recurrence rate of 7-45%, the management is often frustrating. With increasing acceptance of lasers in the repertoire of clinician's armory, laser excision of such lesions has become a possible, feasible, and patient-preferred approach. The purpose of this article is to report successful management and 1 year follow-up of two cases of POF using neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser. The absence of operative bleeding, relative ease of the procedure and patient acceptance lends the laser excision as an alternate therapeutic modality for excision of gingival enlargements of suspicious and vexatious nature.
ISSN:0972-124X
0975-1580
DOI:10.4103/0972-124x.131351