Abstract
Oral focal mucinosis is an uncommon non-neoplastic lesion of unknown etiology. We presented a unique case of a sessile, well-demarcated gingival nodule adjacent to the right mandibular first molar of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment that was diagnosed as oral focal mucinosis. The probably etiopathogenesis of this lesion in orthodontic patient is discussed.
Highlights
Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is a type of mucinoses, with unknown etiology, characterized by focal submucosal mucin deposition [1,2,3,4]
We presented a unique case of a sessile, well-demarcated gingival nodule adjacent to the right mandibular first molar of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment that was diagnosed as oral focal mucinosis
This is the first case of oral focal mucinosis arising on the gingiva adjacent to molar tooth of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment
Summary
Oral focal mucinosis (OFM) is a type of mucinoses, with unknown etiology, characterized by focal submucosal mucin deposition [1,2,3,4] This lesion occurs as asymptomatic, elevated nodular swelling that may be either pedunculated or sessile [4,5,6]. The diagnosis of OFM must be based on the histopathological features, classically showing wellcircumscribed myxomatous mesenchymal tissue with stellate fibroblasts [1,6,7,8,9]. This is the first case of oral focal mucinosis arising on the gingiva adjacent to molar tooth of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment. We will discussed the probably etiopathogenesis of this condition in orthodontic patient
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