dos Santos-Pinto Lourdes, Giro Elisa Maria Aparecida, Pansani Cyneu Aguiar, Ferrari Junia, Massucato Elaine Maria Sgavioli, Spolidório Luis Carlos
Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Araraquara Dental School, University of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Dent Child (Chic). 2009 Sep-Dec;76(3):233-6.
Focal epithelial hyperplasia is a rare, contagious disease associated with infection of the oral mucosa by human papillomavirus types 13 or 32, characterized by multiple soft papules of the same color as the adjacent normal mucosa. It mainly affects the lower lip, buccal mucosa, and tongue. The purpose of this case report was to describe a rare verrucal lesion located in the upper gingiva that was clinically and histologically consistent with focal epithelial hyperplasia.