Squamous cell papilloma of the gingiva with a "garlanding a tooth" appearance: Report of an unusual case

Pratiti Datta; Akshyata Panda; Sthitaprajna Lenka; Anurag Satpathy

doi:10.4103/jisp.jisp_502_19

Squamous cell papilloma of the gingiva with a "garlanding a tooth" appearance: Report of an unusual case

J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2020 Nov-Dec;24(6):572-574. doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_502_19. Epub 2020 Sep 21.

Authors

Pratiti Datta¹, Akshyata Panda¹, Sthitaprajna Lenka², Anurag Satpathy¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology and, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Abstract

Squamous cell papilloma of the gingiva is a benign, asymptomatic, exophytic nonplaque-associated gingival lesion caused by human papillomavirus. It affects several areas of the oral cavity with a relatively lower predilection for gingiva. The finger-like clinical presentation may be scary, misleading and may be confused with other lesions. This report presents a case of squamous cell papilloma of the gingiva. We report an unusual case of squamous papilloma of the gingiva with an unusual "garlanding a tooth" appearance.

Keywords: Benign; gingiva; human papilloma virus; squamous cell papilloma.

Publication types

Case Reports