Background: Reactive hyperplasia comprises a group of fibrous connective tissue lesions that commonly occur in the oral mucosa as a result of injury.  The clinical appearance of reactive lesions is very similar to that of neoplastic proliferations. This similarity is a challenging matter for differential diagnosis. Hence; we planned the present research for assessing incidence of occurrence of reactive lesions of the oral cavity. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of incidence of occurrence of reactive lesions of the oral cavity. Sample size in the present study was taken as 200. Consecutive 200 cases that were reported from the department of oral pathology were included in the present study. We also recorded the complete clinical pattern of occurrence of all the reactive lesions. All the results were summarized and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean age of the subjects of the present study was 33.1 years. Pyogenic granuloma and inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia were the most commonly encountered reactive lesions. Others less commonly encountered reactive lesions of the oral cavity were peripheral ossifying fibroma and peripheral giant cell granuloma. Conclusion: Pyogenic granuloma and inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia are the most commonly encountered reactive lesions of the oral cavity.
Key words: Lesion, Peripheral, Reactive

Corresponding Author: Dr. Mohammad Shafi Dar, Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental College, Jammu, India
This article may be cited as: Dar MS, Anjum R, Gupta S, Kaur M. Evaluation of Incidence of Occurrence of Reactive Lesions of the Oral Cavity in a known population: An Observational Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(5):110-112.