TY - JOUR
T1 - Recurrent gingival cyst of adult
T2 - A rare case report with review of literature
AU - Karmakar, Sayantan
AU - Nayak, Sangeeta Umesh
AU - Kamath, Deepa Giridhar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Indian Society of Periodontology | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - The gingival cyst of adult (GCA) is a rare developmental anomaly of odontogenic origin. It is asymptomatic, slow growing, and commonly seen near the canine and premolar region of mandible. The GCA is usually treated by excisional biopsy. Usually, occurrence is more common in 5 th to 6 th decade of life. The present case report describes a solitary GCA treated by excisional biopsy in a 76-year-old male patient which had recurred for the fourth time. This article also highlights on diagnostic process and a review of literature describing its histiogenesis, clinical, and histopathologic features of this condition.
AB - The gingival cyst of adult (GCA) is a rare developmental anomaly of odontogenic origin. It is asymptomatic, slow growing, and commonly seen near the canine and premolar region of mandible. The GCA is usually treated by excisional biopsy. Usually, occurrence is more common in 5 th to 6 th decade of life. The present case report describes a solitary GCA treated by excisional biopsy in a 76-year-old male patient which had recurred for the fourth time. This article also highlights on diagnostic process and a review of literature describing its histiogenesis, clinical, and histopathologic features of this condition.
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U2 - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_382_18
DO - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_382_18
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064248672
SN - 0972-124X
VL - 22
SP - 546
EP - 550
JO - Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
JF - Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
IS - 6
ER -