Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (IFH), also known as epulis fissuratum, is a reactive mucosal overgrowth caused by chronic denture-related irritation. This report describes a 58-year-old woman with a painful fibrous enlargement in the maxillary anterior vestibule associated with the long-term use of an ill-fitting complete denture....
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Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for audiologists — this case report concerns oral surgery and denture-related tissue overgrowth, which is outside audiology clinical scope.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article has negligible relevance to audiology; it concerns an oral surgery finding and was likely included by automated feed error.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Case report of surgical removal of gum overgrowth (epulis fissuratum) from chronic denture irritation.
- 02Condition is linked to combination syndrome, a dental phenomenon in edentulous patients.
- 03Two-year follow-up showed successful surgical outcome.
- 04Content type is a single case report — lowest level of clinical evidence.
- 05No audiology-relevant content identified.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42808132
- DOI
- 10.1093/jscr/rjag853.
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single patient with inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia associated with combination syndrome
- Intervention
- Surgical excision of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (epulis fissuratum)
Primary outcomes
Two-year post-surgical follow-up outcome