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] |