IRRITATIONAL FIBROMA- A REVIEW

Abstract

The ieffects iof ichronic ilocal iirritation ihave ibeen iseen icommonly iin ithe iform iof ifibroma ior imucocele icausing ifunctional iand iesthetic iproblems. iThe ilesion iis ia iresult iof itrauma/chronic iirritation ior imay iarise ifrom icells iof iperiodontium ior iperiosteum. iThe itraumatic iirritants iinclude icalculi, ioverhanging imargins, irestorations, iforeign ibodies, ichronic ibiting, iretained iroot istumps/fragments, imargins iof icaries, isharp ispicules iof ibones iand/or ioverextended iborders iof ioral iappliances. iThe isynonyms iinclude, iirritational iFibroma, itraumatic iFibroma, ifocal ifibrous ihyperplasia, ifibrous inodule, iand ifibrous ipolyp. iAn iirritational ifibroma imay ioccur iat iany ioral isite ibut iis iseen imost icommon ion ithe ibuccal imucosa ialong ithe iplane iof iocclusion. iIt imay ialso ioccur ion ithe igingiva ior itongue. iIrritational iFibroma ihas ibeen icommon ilesion iencountered iin ithe idental iclinics, ithus ia ivast iknowledge iabout ithis ilesion iwould ibe ihelpful ifor ithe identists iin itreating ithe ipatients.