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Disrupting the Pattern: Treatment of Recurring Pyogenic Granuloma Using PRF – A Case Study


Authors : Dr. Vinitha Saravanan; Dr. Soumya Bardvalli Gururaj; Dr. Shrinidhi Maji Shankar; Dr. Chethana Kunthur Chidambar; Dr. Bharathi Poojary; Dr. Kala Bhushan

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26May756

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Abstract : Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is an inflammatory proliferative lesion in the oral cavity usually caused by chronic lowgrade irritation, trauma or hormonal influences. Clinically it presents as a smooth or lobulated exophytic growth, which may have a pedunculated or sessile base. In the present article, different treatment strategies for PG are discussed with special emphasis on the application of a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane to minimise recurrence. A female patient, 22 years old, with three recurrences of lesion in 2 years. Clinically, the lesion was sessile and PG was confirmed clinically and histopathologically. No recurrence was found at the 12-month follow-up.

Keywords : Pyogenic Granuloma, Platelet-Rich Fibrin, Recurrence, Oral Lesion.

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Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is an inflammatory proliferative lesion in the oral cavity usually caused by chronic lowgrade irritation, trauma or hormonal influences. Clinically it presents as a smooth or lobulated exophytic growth, which may have a pedunculated or sessile base. In the present article, different treatment strategies for PG are discussed with special emphasis on the application of a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane to minimise recurrence. A female patient, 22 years old, with three recurrences of lesion in 2 years. Clinically, the lesion was sessile and PG was confirmed clinically and histopathologically. No recurrence was found at the 12-month follow-up.

Keywords : Pyogenic Granuloma, Platelet-Rich Fibrin, Recurrence, Oral Lesion.

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