True Fibroma of Alveolar Mucosa

Benign fibrous overgrowths are often found in the oral cavity, almost always being reactive/irritational in nature. However, benign mesenchymal neoplasms of the fibroblasts are extremely uncommon. Here we report a case of “True Fibroma of Alveolar Mucosa” for its rarity.

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Main Authors: Shankargouda Patil, Roopa S. Rao, Sanketh Sharath, Anveeta Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/904098
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description Benign fibrous overgrowths are often found in the oral cavity, almost always being reactive/irritational in nature. However, benign mesenchymal neoplasms of the fibroblasts are extremely uncommon. Here we report a case of “True Fibroma of Alveolar Mucosa” for its rarity.
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spelling doaj-art-05f91bf0019b4028a482e7d4721281202025-02-03T06:46:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/904098904098True Fibroma of Alveolar MucosaShankargouda Patil0Roopa S. Rao1Sanketh Sharath2Anveeta Agarwal3Department of Oral Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore 54, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore 54, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore 54, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore 54, IndiaBenign fibrous overgrowths are often found in the oral cavity, almost always being reactive/irritational in nature. However, benign mesenchymal neoplasms of the fibroblasts are extremely uncommon. Here we report a case of “True Fibroma of Alveolar Mucosa” for its rarity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/904098
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