Congenital epulis with natal tooth: Report of a case

Hiromichi AKIZUKI; Hiroshi YOSHIDA; Masahiro HASEGAWA; Takeaki OHSAWA; Noriko SUZUKI; Ken-ichi MICHI; Masatoshi KUNO; Tohru YAMAZAKI

doi:10.5794/jjoms.31.52

Hiromichi AKIZUKI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masahiro HASEGAWA, Takeaki OHSAWA, Noriko SUZUKI, Ken-ichi MICHI, Masatoshi KUNO, Tohru YAMAZAKI

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Hiromichi AKIZUKI
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Hiroshi YOSHIDA
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Masahiro HASEGAWA
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Takeaki OHSAWA
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Noriko SUZUKI
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Ken-ichi MICHI
First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Masatoshi KUNO
Department of Dental Anesthesiology, School of Dentistry, Showa University
Tohru YAMAZAKI
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Showa University

Keywords: congenital epulis, natal tooth

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1985 Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 52-56

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.31.52

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Abstract

A rare case of congenital epulis with natal tooth in a 6-month-old girl is presented. The lesion was excised under general anesthesia. Histological examination revealed that the tooth had scanty root formation and was directly connected to the soft tissue without periodontal membrane. The epulis consisted of fibrous connective tissue covered by layers of stratified squamous epithelium. According to these findings, it was considered that the epulis was formed by the response to irritation of the natal tooth as a result of the upward transposition of germs.

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