PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Yuvaraj Suryakant Parmar AU - Vivek Muljibhai Tarsariya AU - Cheranjeevi Jayam AU - Anila Bandlapalli TI - An unusual presentation of peripheral ossifying fibroma in an elderly man AID - 10.1136/bcr-2014-204606 DP - 2014 Jun 12 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - bcr2014204606 VI - 2014 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-204606.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-204606.full AB - Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a common solitary gingival overgrowth thought to arise from the gingival corium, periosteum or periodontal ligament. Ossifying fibroma has the propensity to occur in cranial bones, but the peripheral variety shows a close relationship with the periodontal ligament and adjacent alveolar bone. It is more commonly seen in women (predilection of 3:1) and usually at a young age. This report describes an unusual presentation in an elderly man and presents a systematic way of diagnosing and treating peripheral ossifying fibroma.