This 4 ½ year old boxer was referred for excision of gingival hyperplasia. Both mandibular canines had gingival enlargement as did the maxillary premolars. Treatment pending biopsy was excision with a scalpel and contouring with a #12 fluted finishing bur. Biospy revealed an ossifying epulides on the right canine definitive therapy would be removing the mass and extracting the canine. Closure will be a problem due to the involvement of the entire attached gingiva adjacent to the canine.
Unfortunately the left mandible has a large cyst forming. See caption below for details.
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