Peripheral ossifying fibroma- case report with a rare etiology

Fibroma is a relatively common gingival lesion with varying etiologies. It is mostly seen in the adolescent females however, present case was different. A 52 years old female patient came with the complaint of a painless gingival swelling in the upper front tooth region which was interfering while mastication. Examination and history taking pointed towards a diagnosis of Irritational fibroma. Dilemma exists regarding the diagnosis of such lesions specially when they occur on rare sites. After excision, histopathological reports confirmed it as Peripheral ossifying fibroma.