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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 33
| Issue : 4 | Page : 337-340 |
Central giant cell granuloma in a 4-year-old female child
Srinath Krishnappa1, Sahana Srinath2, Pavana Gopinath2, Vishwanath S Krishnappa3
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Srinath Krishnappa
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Fort, Bengaluru - 560 002, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.165711
Central giant cell granulomas (CGCG) are reddish lesions of gingiva that account for an important number of disorders frequently diagnosed in the regular dental practice. Although the majority of the lesions are nonaggressive, asymptomatic, and slow-growing, about 30% show an aggressive, progressively destructive behavior, and a tendency to recur. We present a case of aggressive CGCG of the maxilla in a 4-year-old female child managed by surgical excision. To minimize the possible cost of esthetic, functional, and psychological problems, mainly in young patients, CGCG should be diagnosed and managed at the earliest.
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