Fully edentulous patient with multifocal epithelial hyperplasia: Report of very rare case

Nafiseh Shamloo 1, Elahe Tahmaseb 2, Roohollah Safarpour 3 and Maryam Mohammadalizadeh Chafjiri 4, *

1 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Tehran, Iran.
2 Research Center for Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 DDS,MSc, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
4 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2022, 10(03), 027–030.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2022.10.3.0082
Publication history: 
Received on 28 April 2022; revised on 04 June 2022; accepted on 06 June 2022
 
Abstract: 
Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia (MEH), also known as verrucae of the oral cavity, focal epithelial hyperplasia, Heck's disease, and multifocal papillomavirus epithelial hyperplasia, is a rare benign oral condition. It is most typically seen in the labial mucosa of younger people and rarely seen in middle-aged patients. Multiple small nodules or papules in the oral cavity, notably on the labial mucosa, buccal mucosa, and tongue, are clinically defined by this lesion. For precise diagnosis needs, clinical history, examination, and histopathologic findings. After months or years, spontaneous regression was commonly recorded; therefore, no treatment was required. Conservative surgical excision can be used for diagnostic and aesthetic reasons and recurrent trauma lesions. We present a very rare oral multifocal epithelial hyperplasia case involving the generalized attached gingiva of the upper and lower jaw in a fully edentulous patient in the Oral Specialized Clinic, Tehran, Iran.
 
Keywords: 
Attached Gingiva; Heck's Disease; Multifocal Epithelial Hyperplasia; Report
 
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