Spontaneous regression of congenital epulis: a case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Reports of cases of congenital epulis managed conservatively

Author	Patient gender	Lesion size	Lesion site	Management	Follow-up duration	Outcome
O'Brien & Pielou 1971[24]	Case 1: male	NS	Maxillary right alveolar process	1 surgically excised, 1 not excised	13 months	Non-resected lesion resolved, dentition unaffected
	Case 2: female	NS	Mandibular left posterior alveolar process	1 surgically excised, 1 not excised	12 months	Non-resected lesion disappeared
Welbury 1980 [15]	Female	1 cm	Mandibular right anterior alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	5 years	Residual swelling; dentition unaffected
Jenkins 1989 [25]	Female	1.5 cm	Right maxillary alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	12 months	Lesion size 3-4 mm; dentition unaffected
Marakoglu 2002 [16]	Female	8 × 4 × 4 mm	Anterior mandibular ridge	Nonsurgical management	NS	NS
Sakai 2007 [26]	Female	1.4 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm	Right maxillary alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	10 months	Lesion regressed in 8 months
Ruschel 2008 [27]	Female	1 × 0.6 cm	Left maxillary aanterior alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	12 months	Complete regression at 12 months; dentition unaffected
Dr Erwin Turner 2009[3]*	NS	NS	Right maxillary alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	1 year	Complete regression, dentition unaffected
Ritwik 2009 (current case report)	Female	1.5 cm	Right maxillary alveolar process	Nonsurgical management	16 months	Residual 2 mm swelling, dentition unaffected

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