Atypical Presentation of Gingival Cyst of Adult- A Case Report
Correspondence Address :
P Tinu George,
T-11, 1st Milk Booth, Ellis Nagar, Madurai-625016, Tamil Nadu, India.
E-mail: ptinugeorge@gmail.com
Lesions of the gingiva are very common, and they vary in their clinical presentation and histological appearances. However, at times, the clinical features of these lesions appear to be similar and overlapping leading to a difficulty in diagnosis. Gingival Cyst of Adult (GCA) is a rare, abnormal, non inflammatory lesion in the oral cavity that arises mostly from the cell rests of the dental lamina. These lesions are usually solitary, sessile, painless, slow growing swelling usually involving the attached gingiva and interdental papilla and more frequently found in the canine and premolar region of the mandible. The GCA usually does not show any radiographic evidence of bone resorption. Histopathologic presentation significantly contributes to the diagnosis of the lesion. The present case report discusses about the GCA, involving the marginal gingiva and interdental papilla on the facial aspect of maxillary central incisors region in a 37-year-old female patient. Treatment plan included scaling, root planing, re-evaluation followed by surgical excision of the lesion. The lesion was sent for histopathological examination and a final diagnosis of GCA was made. Healing was uneventful without any complications. The patient was reviewed for nine months and no recurrence of the lesion was observed during the follow-up period.
Gingival growth, Gingival lesion, Intraoral fibroma, Non inflammatory lesion, Odontogenic cyst, Pyogenic granuloma
10.7860/JCDR/2021/50134.15622
Date of Submission: Apr 29, 2021
Date of Peer Review: Jun 09, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Sep 24, 2021
Date of Publishing: Nov 01, 2021
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? Yes
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. NA
PLAGIARISM CHECKING METHODS:
• Plagiarism X-checker: Apr 30, 2021
• Manual Googling: Aug 02, 2021
• iThenticate Software: Oct 25, 2021 (11%)
ETYMOLOGY: Author Origin
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science, thomsonreuters)
- Index Copernicus ICV 2017: 134.54
- Academic Search Complete Database
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Embase
- EBSCOhost
- Google Scholar
- HINARI Access to Research in Health Programme
- Indian Science Abstracts (ISA)
- Journal seek Database
- Popline (reproductive health literature)
- www.omnimedicalsearch.com