Multiple long-standing massive oral mandibular granuloma gravidarum (pregnancy tumour).

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Dentistry, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, Al-Huson, Irbid, Jordan.

Published: June 2013

Oral granuloma gravidarum (OGG) is a distinct clinical entity used to describe pyogenic granuloma developing mainly on the gingiva of pregnant women, possibly propagated by gingival high levels of active progesterone and poor oral hygiene. We report herein a 41-year-old woman presented 7 months after childbirth with two painless masses of OGG in mandibular gingiva that developed at the end of first trimester and increased gradually in size even after delivery. Surgical excisional biopsy was performed under general anaesthesia with extraction of periodontally involved mandibular anterior teeth. Proper oral hygiene in pregnant women is mandatory to prevent such oral condition.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702921PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-010182DOI Listing

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