FIBROUS HYPERPLASIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD TRAUMA: CASE REPORT

Abstract

This paper describes a case of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in an 11-year-old child caused by chronic mucosal irritation due to abnormal positioning of the central incisor. A male child, together with his guardian, sought specialized dental care in the municipality of Jaru, Rondônia, Brasil referred by a public service dentist, complaining of gingival enlargement in the region of the upper right central incisor. The patient reported having suffered dental trauma in the region, which resulted in the palatoversion of the element 11, which had two thirds of the crown covered by a rounded growth with firm consistency and smooth surface. The treatment performed was surgical excision of the lesion, later referred for histopathological analysis that confirmed the diagnostic hypothesis of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia. Thus, it is possible to acknowledge that the tooth outside its normal position can cause gingival irritation and cause inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia even in young people.