Pyogenic Granuloma of Oral Cavity: a Case Report Maya S1,*, Shakil M2, Athikari Roshan3, Jose Maji4, Panigrahi Subhasish5 1Final Year Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore 3Second Year Post- Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore 4Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Mangalore 5Final Year Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore *Corresponding author: Maya S, Final Year Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India. E-mail: drmayas@gmail.com, Mobile Number: +918861137947
Online published on 10 February, 2015. Abstract Pyogenic granuloma is a common inflammatory hyperplasia of the oral cavity, which is composed of granulation tissue and develops in response to local irritation or trauma. Females are more affected than men due to the hormonal effects on vasculature that occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. We report a case of large pyogenic granuloma in an adult male patient extending from maxillary anteriors upto the 2nd molar. Top Keywords Pyogenic granuloma, inflammatory hyperplasia, Maxilla. Top |