Treatment
Surgical Care
Conservative excision is typically curative, although the lesion must be completely removed to prevent recurrence. [12] In areas such as the maxillary gingivae where surgical removal may have a negative esthetic impact, the clinician may want to consider a gingival graft in conjunction with the excision of the lesion. [13, 14]
Media Gallery
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A 10-year-old boy developed this painless purple papule of the maxillary facial alveolar process over a 3-month period. Biopsy helped confirm the diagnosis of peripheral giant cell granuloma.
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This peripheral giant cell granuloma involved the maxillary gingiva associated with an erupting central incisor of a 6-year-old girl. The referring doctor had suggested a diagnosis of eruption cyst; however, an eruption cyst would immediately collapse once the tooth had disrupted its roof.
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This asymptomatic bluish-purple nodule developed on the edentulous mandibular alveolar ridge of a 76-year-old man.
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