Treatment strategy for pregnancy epulis.

Author: Guo-Ping CHENG ¹ ; Chang-Chang YE ¹ ; Jing TANG ¹ ; Shu MENG ¹ ; Ya-Fei WU ¹ ; Yi DING ¹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Periodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: differential diagnosis; female sex hormones; pregnancy epulis
MeSH: China; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gingival Diseases/diagnosis*; Gingival Neoplasms; Humans; Pregnancy; Prevalence
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2020;38(6):718-725
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Pregnancy epulis is a tumor-like lesion with high prevalence in China. The local lesion, the general condition of the pregnant patient, and the complications during treatment should be taken into consideration when making a treatment plan for pregnancy epulis. In this study, three representative pregnancy epulis cases were presented, and related studies at home and aboard were reviewed to summarize the etiology, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pregnancy epulis and share the clinical experience in the treatment of pregnancy epulis.