Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a non-neoplastic enlargement of the gingival, which is one of the main benign, reactive hyperplastic inflammatory lesions of the gingiva occurring in young adults. It has a very high recurrence rate of around 7-45%. For this reason, a longer patient follow-up is very important in POF. Peripheral ossifying fibroma comprises about 9% of all gingival growths. POF has similar clinical presentations with different lesions which makes it difficult to reach at a correct diagnosis.  In this article, we are reporting a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) in a 16-year-old female patient.
Key Words: Fibrous hyperplasia, Peripheral ossifying fibroma, Peripheral giant cell granuloma, Pyogenic granuloma