%0 Journal Article %T Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma %A Sudhakar S %A Praveen Kumar B %A Prabhat MPV %J Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences %D 2009 %I Editor: B. S. Kakkilaya %X Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a relatively uncommon gingival growth that is considered to be reactive in nature and postulated to appear secondary to irritation or trauma. They usually occur in young adults with a female predominance and are solitary in nature. We report a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma in a 55-year old female. %K Peripheral ossifying fibroma %K Gingiva %K Multicentric %K Periosteum %K Recurrence %U http://www.ojhas.org/issue31/2009-3-17.htm