Focal fibrous hyperplasia beneath the tongue – A rare case report

  • Mohammed Ahsan Razi Hazaribag College Of Dental Sciences And Hospital
  • Surangama Debnath Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hazaribag
  • Bimal Chandra Kirtaniya Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga
  • Seema Qamar Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribag College of dental Sciences and Hospital, Demotand, Hazaribag 825301, Jharkhand, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21276/ujds.2020.6.3.21

Abstract

Focal fibrous hyperplasia is a slow growing connective tissue tumor that frequently occurs in different anatomic sites of the oral cavity. The present case report describes the occurrence of this lesion on the ventral surface of the tongue which is hitherto least reported intraoral site, in a 11 year old male patient, which was successfully excised.

Author Biographies

Surangama Debnath, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hazaribag

Professor and Ex- Head, Department of Periodontology, 

Bimal Chandra Kirtaniya, Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga

Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 

Seema Qamar, Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribag College of dental Sciences and Hospital, Demotand, Hazaribag 825301, Jharkhand, India.

Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribag College of dental Sciences and Hospital, Demotand, Hazaribag 825301, Jharkhand, India.

Published
2021-01-12
How to Cite
Razi, M. A., Debnath, S., Kirtaniya, B. C., & Seema Qamar. (2021). Focal fibrous hyperplasia beneath the tongue – A rare case report. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES, 6(3), 124-127. https://doi.org/10.21276/ujds.2020.6.3.21
Issue
Vol 6 No 3 (2020): University Journal of Dental Sciences
Section
Case Reports