Abstract
Irritation fibroma is a reactive lesion of the buccal mucosa that often occurs in line with the occlusal plane due to cheek biting. This lesion may also be seen on the palate , gingiva and lips however, it mostly occurs in the areas exposed to trauma. This paper reports a case of extensive irritation fibroma on maxillary gingiva in a 36 year old male that was related to palatal margin of left premolars. The lesion was excised by biopsy and was diagnosed as irritation fibroma after histological analysis .
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