Oral irritated fibroma
Oral irritated fibroma, hard palate
Keywords: 86m, Anterior palate, Edentulous, Fibroepithelial polyp of oral mucosa, Focal intraoral fibrous hyperplasia, Histopathology-confirmed, Male, Non-smoker, Oral fibrous nodule, Oral mucosa, Oral polyp, Sensitive-image, Traumatic oral fibroma
What is oral (irritated) fibroma?
An oral fibroma is a common benign scar-like reaction to persistent long-standing irritation in the mouth. It is also known as a traumatic fibroma, focal intraoral fibrous hyperplasia, fibrous nodule or oral polyp.
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