II. Epidemiology
- Most common oral Soft Tissue Growth
- Incidence: 1.2% in adults
III. Pathophysiology
- Hyperplastic fibrous lesion
- Forms in response to local irritation or Trauma to the Oral Mucosa or Tongue
- Chronic development of granulation tissue and scar
IV. Causes
- Broken teeth
- Tongue biting
- Poorly fitting dentures
V. Symptoms
- Typically asymptomatic
VI. Signs
- Appearance
- Distribution
- Occlusal line on Buccal mucosa most common
- Also occurs on Tongue, Labial mucosa, Gingiva
- Course
VII. Management
- Surgical excision
- Recurrence is rare following excision
- Send for pathology to evaluate for neoplastic lesions in differential diagnosis
- However, Traumatic fibromas have no increased risk of malignant transformation
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| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| Italian | Fibroma della bocca |
| Japanese | 口腔線維腫, ｺｳｸｳｾﾝｲｼｭ, ｺｳｺｳｾﾝｲｼｭ |
| Czech | Fibrom dutiny ústní |
| English | oral fibroma, fibroma oral, Oral fibroma |
| Hungarian | Oralis fibroma |
| Portuguese | Fibroma oral |
| Spanish | Fibroma oral |
| Dutch | oraalfibroom |
| French | Fibrome de la cavité buccale |
| German | Mundfibrom |
