International Journal of Research and Reports in Dentistry

A Case Report of Pregnancy Tumor and its Management Using the Sapphire Microsurgical Knife

Ritu Agrawal *

House No. 1052/A2 Seth Wada, Allahabad bank near Rangeshwar Pathology, Holigate, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Shailendra Chauhan

K D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, India.

Aditya Sinha

K D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, India.

Satendra Sharma

K D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, India.

Ankita Garg

K D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, India.

Gaurav Shubham

K D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Pregnancy is associated with hormonal changes that might induce periodontal diseases. A pregnancy tumor is a benign growth in the oral cavity. It appears as a painless sessile or pedunculated erythematous, exophytic, papular, or nodular lesion with a smooth or lobulated surface. Poor oral hygiene and elevated hormonal levels act as precipitating factors. Growth is usually visible after the third month of pregnancy. In this case, a 24-year-old pregnant woman had a localized gingival enlargement in the labial aspect of the mandibular anterior region that was surgically removed with a microsurgical sapphire knife.

Keywords: Pregnancy tumor, pyogenic granuloma, microsurgery, sapphire microsurgical knife, gingival overgrowth

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