A giant peripheral ossifying fibroma-A case report

Abstract

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a reactive lesion of the gingiva which predominantly affects women and is usually found anterior to the maxillary molars. POF is usually a fibroma of the gingiva which shows some areas of calcification or ossification. According to literature, POF is a separate clinical entity rather than a transitional form of pyogenic granuloma or irritation fibroma. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for POF, though the recurrence has been reported in many cases. We present a case of large POF arising from alveolar mucosa in left maxillary edentulous region in 57 years old female patient.