Table 4.
Characteristics of reactive lesions in group 1
| Parameter | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender: | |
| Female | 43 (58.9) |
| Male | 30 (41.4) |
| Age [years]: | |
| ≤ 45 | 15 (20.5) |
| > 45 | 58 (79.5) |
| Clinical diagnosis: | |
| Papilloma | 3 (4.1) |
| Leukoplakia | 1 (1.4) |
| Mucogranuloma | 1 (1.4) |
| Epulis | 19 (26.0) |
| Epulis inflamatoria | 1 (1.4) |
| Neurofibroma | 1 (1.4) |
| Fibroma | 28 (38.4) |
| Granuloma fissuratum | 19 (26.0) |
| Pathomorphological diagnosis: | |
| Irritation fibroma (IF) | 26 (35.6) |
| Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (IFH) | 3 (4.1) |
| Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (IPH) | 3 (4.1) |
| Granuloma | 13 (17.8) |
| Granuloma teleangiectaticum | 8 (11.0) |
| Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PCG) | 3 (4.1) |
| Pyogenic granuloma (PG) | 2 (2.7) |
| Granuloma fissuratum (GF) | 15 (20.5) |
| Size/diameter [mm2]: | |
| ≤ 10 | 49 (67.1) |
| > 10 | 23 (32.9) |
| Consistency: | |
| Elastic | 60 (82.2) |
| Soft | 4 (5.5) |
| Hard | 9 (12.3) |
| Habits/trauma/injures: | 69 (94.5) |
| Smoking | 2 (2.7) |
| Biting | 1 (1.4) |
| Poor oral hygiene | 1 (1.4) |
| Dentures | 22 (30.1) |
| Physical form of the lesion: | 1 (1.4) |
| Nodule | 71 (97.3) |
| Bulla | 1 (1.4) |
| Treatment (n = 73): | |
| Incisional biopsy | 1 (1.4) |
| Excisional biopsy | 72 (98.6) |