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3 Department of Prosthodontics, King George dental college, KGMC University, Lucknow, (India)
Corresponding author: Khurshid Mattoo, College of dental sciences, Jazan University (KSA)
Work attributed to: Subharti dental college and hospital, Subharti University, India.
ABSTRACT
Chronic hyperplastic pulpits occur in molar teeth of children and young adults and is characterized by a clinically visible over‐
growth of granulomatous tissue into the surrounding tooth cavity. Here, we report rare occurrence of three pulp polyps in the
same individual at the same time two in the lower deciduous molars and one in the maxillary left first deciduous molar.
1. INTRODUCTION
tiple proximal and occlusal caries with open cavities. Max‐ of infiltrate from acute to predominant chronic inflamma‐
illary left sided deciduous first molar and mandibular tory cells.
second molars on either side showed pink tissue where
teeth would be (Fig 1 A and C). On careful palpation the
4. CONCLUSION
tissue originated from within the pulp in all three teeth and Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis is a unique pulpal disorder
obscured remaining tooth in two teeth. The patient had that needs to be differentiated from other disorders of the
observed the growth about three months back and then pulp and gingiva. Occurrences of three cases in the same
there was a gradual enlargement of the tissue. The lesions patient are rarely reported and this case suggests that mul‐
varied from half centimeter to one centimeter in length tiple pulp polyps do occur.
with about 2 to 3 mm in height between all lesions. All
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