peripheral ossifying fibroma


pe·riph·er·al os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

a reactive focal gingival overgrowth derived histogenetically from cells of the periodontal ligament and usually developing in response to local irritants (plaque and calculus) on associated teeth; consists microscopically of a hyperplastic cellular fibrous stroma supporting deposits of bone, cementum, or dystrophic calcification.

pe·riph·er·al os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

(pĕr-if'ĕr-ăl os'i-fī-ing fī-brō'mă) A reactive focal gingival overgrowth derived histogenetically from cells of the periodontal ligament and usually developing in response to local irritants (plaque and calculus) on associated teeth; consists microscopically of a hyperplastic cellular fibrous stroma supporting deposits of bone, cementum, or dystrophic calcification.

pe·riph·er·al os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

(pĕr-if'ĕr-ăl os'i-fī-ing fī-brō'mă) Reactive focal gingival overgrowth derived histogenetically from cells of periodontal ligament and usually developing in response to local irritants (e.g., plaque, calculus) on associated teeth; consists microscopically of a hyperplastic cellular fibrous stroma supporting deposits of bone, cementum, or dystrophic calcification.