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The peripheral giant cell granuloma in edentulous patients: report of three unique cases
Osman A Etoz1, Ahmet Emin Demirbas, Mehmet Bulbul
1Erciyes University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kayseri, Turkey.
European Journal of Dentistry
|July 9, 2010
Abstract:
The peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a rare reactive exophytic lesion taking place on the gingiva and alveolar ridge usually as a result of local irritating factors such as trauma, tooth extraction, badly finished fillings, unstable dental prosthesis, plaque, calculus, chronic infections, and impacted food. This article presents 3 cases of PGCG that presented at the same location of the edentulous mandible of patients that using complete denture for over ten years.