%0 Journal Article
%T Oral focal mucinosis arising on the gingiva of orthodontic patient
%A Alexandre Sim£¿es Garcia
%A Diego Mauricio Bravo-Calder¨®n
%A Milena Souza Gomes da Costa
%A Denise Tostes Oliveira
%J Open Journal of Stomatology
%P 277-279
%@ 2160-8717
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojst.2012.24048
%X Oral focal mucinosis is an uncommon non-neoplastic lesion of unknown etiology. We presented a unique case of a sessile, well-demarcated gingival nodule adjacent to the right mandibular first molar of a young girl submitted to orthodontic treatment that was diagnosed as oral focal mucinosis. The probably etiopathogenesis of this lesion in orthodontic patient is discussed.
%K Mucinosis
%K Gingival Diseases
%K Hyaluronic Acid
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=25259