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Localized Gingival Overgrowths: A Report of Six Cases.

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Abstract
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Localized gingival overgrowths are commonly encountered in our day-to-day clinical practice and often present a diagnostic dilemma to the clinicians. These lesions vary depending on the location, site, extent, histology, and/or etiopathology. Although most of the localized gingival enlargements represent the reactive lesion to plaque accumulation, the differential diagnosis ranges from peripheral fibroma to pyogenic granuloma to peripheral fibroma with ossification and/or calcification, peripheral giant cell granuloma, etc., Even the peripheral ameloblastoma may present clinically as a mere localized gingival enlargement. Therefore, proper histopathological diagnosis along with biopsy is necessary to effectively manage these lesions and to reduce their propensity for recurrence.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Contemporary clinical dentistry
Volume
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8
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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667-671
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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0976-237X
DOI
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10.4103/ccd.ccd_624_17
Short Title
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Contemp Clin Dent
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