Common benign oral soft tissue masses

Dent Clin North Am. 2005 Jan;49(1):223-40, x. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.07.001.

Abstract

This article reviews some of the more common benign oral soft tissue masses with emphasis on their etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, histopathology, and treatment. These lesions include traumatic fibroma, mucocele, warts/papilloma, pyogenic granuloma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, generalized gingival hyperplasia, gingival fibromatosis, lateral periodontal cyst, lipoma, and denture-induced hyperplasia.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Gingival Diseases / etiology
  • Gingival Diseases / pathology
  • Gingival Diseases / therapy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Diseases* / etiology
  • Mouth Diseases* / pathology
  • Mouth Diseases* / therapy
  • Mouth Neoplasms / etiology
  • Mouth Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mouth Neoplasms / therapy
  • Palatal Neoplasms / etiology
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Palatal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / etiology
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tongue Neoplasms / etiology
  • Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tongue Neoplasms / therapy