A Case of Recurrent Pyogenic Granuloma of Gingiva
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Dr. Pradeep Shenoy, MD, DLO, FRCS, FACS, is the ENT service chief, Campbellton Regional Hospital, Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Abstract
A case of pyogenic granuloma of gingiva is presented. Aetiology factors, clinical presentations and different treatment modalities are discussed after reviewing the literature.
Key Words: Pyogenic granuloma, Gingival hyperplasia, Peripheral giant cell granuloma, peripheral ossifying fibroma, lobular capillary haemangioma.
Clinical Presentation
A 23 year old lady was referred from her Family physician for an examination and opinion. She presented with a non-healing symptomatic gingival growth located on her left upper gingiva between later incisor and canine.
She was asymptomatic and started feeling pain, bleeding and upper gingival growth after she went to the dental hygienist for dental cleaning. She had trauma to her left anterior upper gingiva. She was treated by her dentist for infection and herpes and part of growth was cauterized as there was bleeding. Unfortunately the growth kept on bleeding, growing with pain (Figure 1).
