Generalised fibrotic gingival enlargement in a psoriatic patient: an association or a coincidence?

Gingival fibromatosis is a rare, benign, slow progressive fibrous overgrowth of gingiva, with great genetic and clinical heterogeneity. It can be inherited as an isolated trait (hereditary/idiopathic gingival fibromatosis), and/or as a component of a syndrome. We report a case of a young girl suffering from psoriasis who also presented with an unusual generalised idiopathic gingival fibromatosis.

A huge oral pyogenic granuloma with extensive alveolar bone loss and 'sun-ray' appearance mimicking a malignant tumour.

Pyogenic granuloma represents an exuberant connective tissue proliferation due to a chronic stimulus or injury. Aetiological factor for this lesion may sometimes be hard to identify, but the fact that it is usually located close to the gingival margin suggests that calculus, food materials and overhanging restorations are important irritants. It rarely grows more than 2 cm in diameter and usually does not cause any changes in the alveolar bone.

Grievous temporal and occipital injury caused by a bear attack.

Bear attacks are reported from nearly every part of the world. The chance of a human encountering a bear increases as the remote bear territory diminishes. The sloth bear is one of the three species of bears found in India, which inhabits the forests of India and its neighboring countries.

Nerve afflictions of maxillofacial region: a report of two cases.

Neurological disorders and conditions affecting the maxillofacial region result in disabilities that affect an individual's functioning. Sensory or motor disturbances of the nerves may be caused by trauma, infections, pressure effect or infiltration by tumours or other health conditions. Two rare cases of nerve afflictions are described here with their typical clinical features.