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Oral Fibroma

Epidemiology
1. Incidence: 1.2% in adults
Pathophysiology
1. Hyperplastic fibrous lesion
2. Forms in response to local irritation or trauma
Symptoms
1. Asymptomatic
Signs
1. Appearance
  1. Firm, smooth-surfaced pink lesions
  2. May be pendunculated
2. Distribution
  1. Occlusal line on Buccal mucosa most common
  2. Also occurs on Tongue, Labial mucosa, Gingiva
Management
1. Surgical excision
  1. Recurrence is rare following excision
2. Send for pathology to evaluate for neoplastic lesions

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