Eran Gabay1, Sharon Akrish, Eli E Machtei. 1. Department of Periodontology, School of Graduate Dentistry, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel. e_gabay@rambam.health.gov.il
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) and cervical external root resorption are both rare lesions with an unknown etiology. In this article we report on a rare occurrence of OFM associated with cervical external root resorption. METHODS: A 44-year-old female patient presented with sharp pain while drinking cold beverages and a firm localized gingival overgrowth adjacent to the buccal aspect of tooth #19. An excisional biopsy of the gingival lesion was taken and a deep cavity was found in the buccal aspect of the root. The cavity was restored with an amalgam filling. RESULTS: The histological findings were of a well-circumscribed lesion composed of myxomatous connective tissue, which contained numerous stellate-shaped fibroblasts. Based on the findings, a diagnosis of OFM was made. CONCLUSION: A rare case of OFM and cervical external root resorption occurring in the same site was described. A possible link between these 2 phenomena was hypothesized.
BACKGROUND:Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) and cervical external root resorption are both rare lesions with an unknown etiology. In this article we report on a rare occurrence of OFM associated with cervical external root resorption. METHODS: A 44-year-old female patient presented with sharp pain while drinking cold beverages and a firm localized gingival overgrowth adjacent to the buccal aspect of tooth #19. An excisional biopsy of the gingival lesion was taken and a deep cavity was found in the buccal aspect of the root. The cavity was restored with an amalgam filling. RESULTS: The histological findings were of a well-circumscribed lesion composed of myxomatous connective tissue, which contained numerous stellate-shaped fibroblasts. Based on the findings, a diagnosis of OFM was made. CONCLUSION: A rare case of OFM and cervical external root resorption occurring in the same site was described. A possible link between these 2 phenomena was hypothesized.
Authors: Katarína Mikušková; Peter Vaňuga; Katarína Adamicová; Dagmar Statelová; Mária Janíčková; Igor Malachovský; Tomáš Siebert Journal: BMC Oral Health Date: 2022-04-15 Impact factor: 3.747