<\/span><\/h2>\nAn oral fibroid is most often seen in older adults, but it can occur at any age. It affects 1\u20132% in adults.<\/p>\n
It is generally due to chronic<\/span> irritation such as:<\/p>\n\n- biting your cheeks or lips<\/li>\n
- rub off a rough tooth<\/li>\n
- dentures or other dental prostheses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>What are the clinical features of an oral fibroma?<\/span><\/h2>\nAn oral fibroma presents as a smooth firm papule<\/span> in the mouth. It is usually the same color as the rest of the lining of the mouth, but it is sometimes paler or, if it has bled, it may appear dark in color. The surface may be ulcerated due to trauma<\/span>or get rough and scaly<\/span>. It is usually dome shaped, but may have a short stem like a polyp (pedunculated<\/span>) If it has developed under dentures, it may be flat in the shape of a leaf.<\/p>\nThe most common location for an oral fibroid is on the inside of the cheek, where the upper and lower teeth meet. Other common sites include the sides of the tongue, the gums, and the inside of the lower lip.<\/p>\n
Aside from feel and appearance, oral fibroids<\/span> It does not cause any symptoms. Oral fibroids develop over weeks or months to reach a maximum size, usually about 1 cm in diameter, but can sometimes be larger.<\/p>\nAn oral fibroid is usually a loner. injury<\/span>. When there are many lesions, associated diagnoses should be considered, including tuberous sclerosis<\/span>Cowden syndrome<\/span>, family<\/span> fibromatosis and fibrotic<\/span> papillary hyperplasia of the palate.<\/p>\nOral fibroids do not turn into oral Cancer<\/span>.<\/p>\nIn addition to fibroid irritation, there are other well-recognized types of oral fibroma:<\/p>\n
\n- Oral elastofibroma<\/li>\n
- Epulis fissuratum <\/li>\n
- Giant cell<\/span> fibroma<\/li>\n
- Myofibroma and myofibromatosis<\/li>\n
- \nPeripheral<\/span> ossifying fibroma<\/li>\n
- Peripheral odontogenic fibroma<\/li>\n
- Retrocuspid papilla<\/span><\/li>\n
- \nSclerotic<\/span> fibroma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>How is oral fibroma diagnosed?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe diagnosis of oral fibroma will be suspected clinically when there is the usual history and the results of the examination. A biopsy<\/span> it can be taken to exclude other conditions or to eliminate injury. Histology<\/span> shows typical dense fibrous tissue with relatively few cells. The overlying epithelium<\/span> it may be ulcerated, thin, or thickened.<\/p>\n<\/span>What is the treatment of oral fibroma?<\/span><\/h2>\nWhen treatment is required, the only option is surgical excision<\/span> fibroma with narrow margins. It may come back after surgery if the source of irritation continues. Therefore, it is also important to control the source of the irritation. Oral fibroids do not go away without treatment.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es oral (irritado)? fibroma? Un fibroma oral es com\u00fan benigno cicatrizreacci\u00f3n similar a la irritaci\u00f3n persistente y persistente en la boca. Tambi\u00e9n se conoce como traum\u00e1tico fibroma, focal fibroso…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8182","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","format-standard","category-glosario-definiciones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/8182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}