Management of fibroma on the upper lip and left buccal mucosa: Penatalaksanaan fibroma pada bibir atas dan mukosa bukal kiri

andries pascawinata (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry, Baiturrahmah University Padang, Indonesia)
Fadil Muhammad Pashya (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry, Baiturrahmah University Padang, Indonesia)

MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): Volume 12 Issue 1 April 2023

Fibroma is a benign tumor of the oral cavity which is generally found on the tongue, gingiva, andbuccal mucosa; usually the result oftrauma, chronic irritation,and hormonal factors. This article is aimed to report the management of 2 cases of fibroma that occurred on the upperlip and buccal mucosa.In case-1,a 25-year-old male came with complaints of a lump on his upperlip 1 month ago.Clinical examination reveale dasessile lump,about 1 cm in diameter. In case-2,a 46-year-old female came with complaints of alump on the left cheek mucosa. Clinical examination found a lump measuring about 1.5cm and sharp toothroots 36. It was performed complete excision in both cases;specific tocase-2,the remaining sharprootsof tooth 36 were extracted. The biopsy results show that the lesion is a fibroma. No recurrence was seen 2 weeks post-treatment.It is concluded that treatment with complete excision in both cases was successful without recurrence.