Peripheral ossifying fibroma with an underlying exophytic bony mass

• Main Authors: Y V Nagarjuna Reddy (Author), Deepika Pawar Chandrashekara Rao (Author), Usha Hegde (Author), Haridas Abhishek Vivek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a benign reactive gingival overgrowth occurring mainly in the anterior maxilla in young adults, predominantly among females. The definitive diagnosis is established by histological examination. Surgery is the treatment of choice, though the recurrence rate c...