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==Diagnostic Imaging==
 
==Diagnostic Imaging==
Radiographs are required to differentiate this benign neoplasm from malignant or locally aggressive lesions. Skull radiographs will evaluate the oral lesion itself and thoracic radiography to evaluate for metastasies (if a malignancy is a diagnostic possibility). Radiographs typically show a soft tissue opacity in the the gingiva region with varying degrees of mineralization. Bone involvement is not a feature of this neoplasm and hence is not to be confused with [[Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma|Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma]] which often invades bone.
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Radiographs are required to differentiate this benign neoplasm from malignant or locally aggressive lesions. Intra-oral radiographs will evaluate the oral lesion itself and thoracic radiography to evaluate for metastasies (if a malignancy is a diagnostic possibility). Radiographs typically show a soft tissue opacity in the the gingiva region with varying degrees of mineralization. Bone involvement is not a feature of this neoplasm and hence is not to be confused with [[Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma|Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma]] which often invades bone.
    
Radiography cannot be used to differentiate a peripheral odontogenic fibroma from a hyperplastic gingival lesion.
 
Radiography cannot be used to differentiate a peripheral odontogenic fibroma from a hyperplastic gingival lesion.
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