Patients with ulcer and mechanical stimulation have a high risk of experiencing recurrent epulis
Patients with ulcer and mechanical stimulation may have a high risk of experiencing recurrent epulis suggests a recent study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association
The word epulis is a generic term that refers to a growth on the gingiva or alveolar mucosa. However, the best-known usage of this term is in epulis fissuratum, which is a reactive overgrowth of fibrous connective tissue in response to an ill-fitting denture. The association between clinicopathologic characteristics and the relapse of fibrous gingival hyperplasia is unknown.
The records of 211 consecutive patients with a clinicopathologic diagnosis of fibrous gingival hyperplasia were retrieved. Patients who experienced relapse after surgical excision of the lesion were considered case patients (n = 30). All control patients were informed that there was no recurrence (n = 181). Logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations among different characteristics and the recurrence. Stratified analyses on sex was applied to identify the different associations.
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