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Preoperative intraoral view.
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A comprehensive intraoral examination revealed a localized gingival mass between maxillary right central incisor and lateral incisor (11, 12) on the palatal aspect (Figure 1).
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H and E stain section at 10x magnification showing numerous blood-filled capillaries in connective tissue stroma.
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These vessels were lined by a single layer of endothelial cells and were supported by a connective tissue stroma of varying density with no inflammatory component (Figure 2).
Postoperative view after one week.
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The patient was recalled after a week with normal healing and various plaque control measures were reinforced (Figure 3).