Epulis fissuratum (EF) is a reactive fibrous overgrowth in the oral vestibule caused by chronic denture irritation. We describe two patients (aged 58 and 42 years) in whom EF was excised and vestibuloplasty performed using a free gingival graft (FGG) harvested from the excised lesion itself....
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No actionable change for audiologists; this article is outside the scope of audiology and hearing care entirely.
This article is not relevant to the audiology field and appears to have been included in error; it concerns oral surgery and denture-related tissue management.
- 01Case series of two patients; very limited evidence base.
- 02Describes surgical repair of gum overgrowth caused by ill-fitting dentures — unrelated to audiology.
- 03Published in Clinical Case Reports.
- 04No hearing, balance, or auditory content is present.
- 05Should be flagged as out-of-scope for an audiology news feed.
In-situ harvested free gingival grafts are an effective surgical approach for treating epulis fissuratum in denture-wearing patients.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42787489
- DOI
- 10.1002/ccr3.73554.
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 2
- Population
- Two denture-wearing patients with epulis fissuratum
- Intervention
- In-situ harvested free gingival graft surgery
Primary outcomes
Surgical resolution of epulis fissuratum