Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma Associated with a Dental Implant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Amy Louise Brown (Author), Paulo Camargo de Moraes (Author), Marcelo Sperandio (Author), Andresa Borges Soares (Author), Vera Cavalcanti Araújo (Author), Fabrício Passador-Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a nonneoplastic lesion commonly caused by local irritation. This report describes a 46-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a PGCG associated with a dental implant. The dental implant was originally placed in August 2012. Ten months later, the pati...