Author/Authors :
Ogbureke, E. I. Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA , Couey, M. A. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - School of Dentistry -The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA , Vigneswaran, N. Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Science - School of Dentistry - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA , Johnson, C. D. Department of General Practice and Dental Public Health - School of Dentistry - The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
Periapical granuloma is a pathological diagnosis associated clinically and radiographically with a nonvital tooth and a periapical
radiolucency, respectively. It is frequently seen as a sequela of long-standing pulpal necrosis. Often times, a draining fistula
is observed near the nonvital tooth. We report an unusual case of a large draining focal fibrous hyperplasia in association
with a large periapical granuloma treated at our clinic. The diagnosis was made by the clinical presentation, radiologic and
histopathologic findings.
