Epulis and pyogenic granuloma with occlusal interference

• Main Authors: Widowati Witjaksono, Ban Tawfeek Shareff Al Ani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Airlangga 2005-06-01
• Series: Dental Journal: Majalah Kedokteran Gigi
• Subjects: localized gingival enlargement; fibrous epulis; pyogenic granuloma; occlusal interference
• Online Access: http://e-journal.unair.ac.id/index.php/MKG/article/view/1138
• ISSN: 1978-3728; 2442-9740

<span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>In dental clinic of Hospital University Science Malaysia (HUSM), there were cases with Localized Gingival Enlargement (LGE) </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>in the oral cavity with occlusal interference. In this study, three cases were observed. They were a 13 - year- old female with fibrous </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>lge around 31 and 32 with occlusal interference in protrusive movement due to X bite, a 15 - year – old female with pyogenic </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>granuloma near 11 &amp; 21 with occlusal interference due to deep bite; and a 24 – year – old female who was eight months in pregnancy </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>with pyogenic granuloma on the 34-35 and severe generalized pregnancy gingivitis with occlusal interference in centric occlusion </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>and lateral movement. Clinical and histopathological diagnosis of the first case showed fibrous epulis, whereas the second and third </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>cases disclosed pyogenic granuloma. Chronic trauma of the gingiva due to occlusal interference was assumed to be the cause of </em><span style="font-family: TribuneItalic; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>those LGE in case 1 and 2, while in case 3 poor oral hygiene and chronic trauma were assumed to be the etiologic factors.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>