Pyogenic Granuloma: A Literature Review and A Case Report

Athanasios Georgoulis, Sofia Zarenti, Menelaos Anastasopoulos and Aikaterini-Elisavet Doufexi
Additional contact information
Athanasios Georgoulis: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Sofia Zarenti: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Menelaos Anastasopoulos: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Aikaterini-Elisavet Doufexi: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

European Journal of Dental and Oral Health, 2022, vol. 3, issue 3, 1-4

Abstract: Pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity is a common, non-neoplastic, vascular tumor. The etiology is not clear and it is suggested to be attributed to different factors. It might be caused by a reaction to a stimulus such as trauma, viruses such as HSV-1, hormonal changes, as well as other factors such as tooth eruption or medication. Clinically it appears as a painless tumor that tends to bleed easily, with red color and rarely may be accompanied by a periodontal abscess and bone loss. Biopsy is the most common tool used for the diagnosis. Its treatment is usually surgical excision and lately the use of lasers for its excision has emerged. Special care should be given to pregnant women where the treatment varies. The aim of this review is to present the background of oral pyogenic granuloma and the case report presents the situation, histological image and treatment of an adult woman patient.

Keywords: Lesion; oral pyogenic granuloma; pregnancy; vascular tumor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejdent/article/view/13191 Abstract page (text/html)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejdent/article/download/13191/2798 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:epw:ejdent:v:3:y:2022:i:3:id:13191

DOI: 10.24018/ejdent.2022.3.3.191

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in European Journal of Dental and Oral Health from European Open Science
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Support Team ().