A 34-Year-Old Female with Epulis Granulomatosa: A Case Report

Zahra Pourgholi  Takrami; Fatemeh  Abbasi; Pardis  Mahmoodvand; Elahe  Alipour; Zahra  Aslani

doi:10.18502/jcr.v12i2.19971

Zahra Pourgholi Takrami Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Fatemeh Abbasi Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Pardis Mahmoodvand Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Elahe Alipour Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Zahra Aslani Clinical and Surgical Pathologist.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jcr.v12i2.19971

Keywords: Epulis; Extraction socket; Soft tissue tumor.

Abstract

Epulis is any tumor-like growth in the oral cavity. Epulis granulomatosa is a growth of soft tissue originating from the socket of the tooth, and it is thought to be caused by tooth extraction in the past and as a benign exophytic lesion of soft tissue in the form of a hyperplastic reaction. Excisional biopsy is the gold standard of treatment. In this article, we present a case of Epulis granulomatosa in a 34-year-old female patient who was treated with an excisional biopsy.