Oral focal mucinosis of gingiva - a rare case report and review of literature

  • Authors

    • Chandini Dabbiru vishnu dental college bhimavaram
    • Raghavendra Mahadev Naik Reader,department of oral medicine,vishnu dental college,bhimavaram
    • Kishore Moturi Professor,department of oral and maxillofacial surgery,vishnu dental college,bhimavaram
    • Govind Rajkumar Professor and head of department,department of oral and maxillofacial pathology
    2017-03-21
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijdr.v5i1.7390
  • Gingival Growth, Electro Cautery, Stellate Shaped Fibroblasts

  • Abstract

    Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is a rare soft-tissue lesion of unknown etiology. Clinically it appears as asymptomatic round lesions and histologically, characterized by focal myxoid degeneration of connective tissue with presence of stellate shaped fibroblasts which were also evident in the present case. This case report stresses on the fact that diagnosis of OFM is almost impossible hence diagnosis should be confirmed by histopathological examination following incisional or excisional biopsy. Through this article we present a rare case of one such lesion on the gingiva and enumerate the most characteristic and myxomatous lesions. Thus though rare, OFM must be considered in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue overgrowths in oral cavity. Here, we describe the clinical and histopathological   presentation and subsequent management of OFM in a female patient.

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    Dabbiru, C., Mahadev Naik, R., Moturi, K., & Rajkumar, G. (2017). Oral focal mucinosis of gingiva - a rare case report and review of literature. International Journal of Dental Research, 5(1), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijdr.v5i1.7390

    Received date: 2017-02-20

    Accepted date: 2017-03-14

    Published date: 2017-03-21