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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 24
| Issue : 4 | Page : 201-203 |
Pyogenic granuloma associated with bone loss in an eight year old child: A case report
SS Shenoy, AD Dinkar
Oral Medicine, Department of Diagnosis and Radiology, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa - 403 202, India
Correspondence Address:
S S Shenoy
Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology Dept, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa - 403 202
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.28078
Soft tissue enlargements of the oral cavity often present a diagnostic challenge because a diverse group of pathologic processes can produce such lesions. An enlargement may represent a variation of normal anatomic structures, inflammation, cysts, developmental anomalies and neoplasm. Within these lesions is a group of reactive hyperplasias, which develop in response to a chronic, recurring tissue injury that stimulates an exuberant or excessive tissue repair response. The pyogenic granuloma is a reactive enlargement that is an inflammatory response to local irritation such as calculus, a fractured tooth, rough dental restoration and foreign materials. This article aims to present a case of pyogenic granuloma in 8 year old child patient associated with resorption of bone in relation to the tooth.
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