Abstract: Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of epulis treated with modified epulis resection. Methods: Sixty-one patients with epulis were collected and treated with modified epulis resection, clinical characteristics and outcomes were recorded and analyzed. Results: The mean age of patients was 33.2 years. It was often occurred in female at 20-29 years old and affected labial region of anterior teeth: fibrous epulis (49.2%), granuloma epulis(29.5%), and vascular epulis(21.3%). Only one case was relapsed after 1, 3 and 6 months follow up. Conclusion: Preoperative routine periodontal treatment to improve oral hygiene and increasing the keratinized gingiva by relaxing incision and repositioned flap contribute to restore the contour of gingiva and maintain long-term effect.

Key words: Epulis, Clinical characteristic, Entity, Epulis resection