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. 2022 Dec 5;14(12):e32237. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32237

Table 1. Nomenclature used to describe biting fibroma.

Terms References
Biting fibroma [8,13]
Fibroepithelial polyp [8,13]
Fibrous hyperplasia [8,14]
Fibrous nodule [13]
Fibrous overgrowth [15]
Fibrous polyp [8,11]
Focal fibrous hyperplasia [4,8,13]
Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia [13]
Irritation fibroma [1-3,5-8,10,11,13,14,16-20]
Irritational fibroma [8]
Localized fibrous hyperplasia [8]
Localized fibrous overgrowth [12]
Peripheral fibroma [13]
Traumatic fibroma [8,9,13,14]