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Spontaneous Regression of a Congenital Epulis in a Newborn

  • Bhatia SK1,*,
  • Goyal A1
  • Ritwik P1
  • Rai S1

1Department of pediatric and preventive dentistry, Oral health sciences centre, PGIMER , Sector 12, Chandigarh INDIA.

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.37.3.m1n1425821896807 Vol.37,Issue 3,May 2013 pp.297-299

Published: 01 May 2013

*Corresponding Author(s): Bhatia SK E-mail: docsarab2005@rediffmail.com

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Abstract

A 3 day old girl presented with lobulated mass protruding from her mouth. The mass was clinically diagnosed as a congenital epulis. The child had no airway obstruction and was able to feed well. A conservative treatment was proposed with monthly follow up appointments to monitor the lesion. After 10 months the lesion completely regressed and the eruption of maxillary anterior teeth remained unaffected.

Keywords

Child, epulis, mouth, regression.

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Bhatia SK,Goyal A,Ritwik P,Rai S. Spontaneous Regression of a Congenital Epulis in a Newborn. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2013. 37(3);297-299.

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