Localized Gingival Enlargements. A Clinicopathological Study of 1187 Cases

Overview

Journal Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal

Specialty Dentistry

Date 2018 Apr 23

PMID 29680847

Citations 5

Authors

P Tamiolakis

E Chatzopoulou

F Frakouli

K-I Tosios

A Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou

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Abstract

Background: To describe the incidence, demographic and clinical features of 1187 localized gingival enlargements.

Material And Methods: 1187 cases of localized gingival enlargements diagnosed during a 20-year period were retrospectively collected. The patients' gender and age, as well as the main clinical features of the tumors were retrieved from the biopsy report forms.

Results: The 1187 localized gingival enlargements represented 6.23% of 19.044 biopsies performed during the study period. 756 females and 427 males were affected with a mean age of 41.92±19.68 years. The lesions appeared as smooth (52.4%), granular (17.9%) or rough (13.16%) tumors, elastic (50.73%) or soft (29.56%) in consistency and red (60.8%), normal (28.58%) or white (8.17%) in color. The majority of the lesions (85.17%) were reactive in origin with pyogenic granuloma being the most common. In 1.1% of the cases a diagnosis of malignant lesion was rendered.

Conclusions: All localized gingival enlargements should be submitted for microscopic examination because in approximately 1% of cases they are malignant.

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