Acta Scientific Dental Sciences (ASDS)(ISSN: 2581-4893)

Review Article Volume 6 Issue 5

Multiple Congenital Epulis: A Bombshell on the First Cry with Surgical Eviction by Erbium Laser

Shivani K Jamwal

Oral Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding Author: Shivani Kumari Jamwal, Oral Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Received: November 10, 2021; Published: December 08, 2021

Abstract

Congenital epulis also known as Neumann’s tumor is a benign, rare congenital intraoral tumor that usually affects alveolar mucosa of neonates with a marked female predilection of 10:1 and site predilection for maxillary alveolus by 3:1. Very few cases have been reported in mandible and extremely rare < 10% cases have been reported with lesions in both the jaws simultaneously. Clinically tumor presents as a mass protruding through oral cavity of neonates with a potential to cause difficulty in feeding or respiration. Here we report an extremely rare case of multiple congenital epulis in a new-born in relation to maxillary and mandibular alveolus along with Epstein pearls and Bohn’s nodules, which was managed successfully by surgical eviction of the mandibular lesion using Er Cr: YSGG and conservative management of smaller maxillary lesion, Epstein pearls, and Bohn’s nodules. A review of literature on congenital epulis as well as erbium family of lasers should be considered as novel approach in management of paediatric oral surgical procedures.

Keywords: Congenital Epulis; Conventional; Laser; Mucocele; Surgery

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Citation

Citation: Shivani K Jamwal. “Multiple Congenital Epulis: A Bombshell on the First Cry with Surgical Eviction by Erbium Laser”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.5 (2022): 20-24.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Shivani K Jamwal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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