Hyperplastic lesion of the gingiva: clinical case, histological and treatment. Literature review

Abstract

Epulis are well-known lesions that show a predilection for the gums (gingival or alveolar mucosa), slow growing and sometimes showing rapid growth; they usually appear as a solitary nodule located with a sessile or pedunculated base and a color that varies from red, purplish or pink, depending on the vascularity of the lesion. This growth is considered non-neoplastic in nature (benign hyperplastic psuedotumor), which occurs in the oral cavity in various clinical and histological forms. Due to its appearance especially in the gingiva, this article presents a clinical case of fibrous epulis or circumscribed fibrous gingival hyperplasia, its clinical management, as a review in the literature.