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AGUILAR SANCHEZ, Abraham Nicolás. INFLAMMATORY FIBROUS HYPERPLASIA IN THE ELDERY ADULT: CASE REPORT. Rev. Inv. Inf. Salud [online]. 2017, vol.12, n.29, pp. 19-23. ISSN 2075-6194.

The inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia is the proliferation of fibrous connective tissue associated with chronic inflammation. It is usually due to unsuitable prosthetic devices. Presentation of the case: a female patient, 68 years old, with a history of total upper and lower prostheses, during 20 years. Clinically we could see a limited buccal opening due to perioral atrophy, upper and lower total edentulous with atrophic alveolar ridges and total loss of the upper vestibular groove fund because of the presence ofa mass of fibrous tissue. Because of these characteristics, the tumor mass is excised with the corresponding vestibuloplasty, the results of the histopathological study conclude with the diagnosis of inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia.

Palavras-chave : Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia.; Elderly.; Vestibuloplasty..