{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,27]],"date-time":"2026-06-27T12:49:20Z","timestamp":1782564560712,"version":"3.54.5"},"reference-count":22,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]],"date-time":"2026-05-18T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1779062400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,27]],"date-time":"2026-06-27T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1782518400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":40,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["BMC Oral Health"],"DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]],"date-time":"2026-05-18T10:25:02Z","timestamp":1779099902000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Gingival salivary gland choristoma in a pediatric patient: periodontal reconstruction of a rare oral heterotopia with 4-year follow-up"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Omer Birkan","family":"Agrali","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elif Var","family":"Odabas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Merva","family":"Soluk-Tekkesin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Selin","family":"Babali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ipek","family":"Islek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leyla","family":"Kuru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Onur","family":"Atali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"8543_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1164","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.1998.69.10.1164","volume":"69","author":"C Ledesma-Montes","year":"1998","unstructured":"Ledesma-Montes C, Fern\u00e1ndez-L\u00f3pez R, Garc\u00e9s-Ort\u00edz M, Portilla-Robertson J, Hern\u00e1ndez-Guerrero JC. Gingival salivary gland choristoma. A case report. J Periodontol. 1998;69(10):1164\u20136. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1902\/jop.1998.69.10.1164.","journal-title":"J Periodontol"},{"key":"8543_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"504","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(64)90400-1","volume":"18","author":"BS Moskow","year":"1964","unstructured":"Moskow BS, Baden E. Gingival Choristoma Report of a Case. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1964;18:504\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0030-4220(64)90400-1.","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"issue":"5","key":"8543_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"584","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(91)90498-2","volume":"72","author":"LS Chou","year":"1991","unstructured":"Chou LS, Hansen LS, Daniels TE. Choristomas of the oral cavity: a review. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991;72(5):584\u201393. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0030-4220(91)90498-2.","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"issue":"2","key":"8543_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"169","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(83)90173-1","volume":"55","author":"F Ide","year":"1983","unstructured":"Ide F, Shimura H, Saito I, Umemura S. Gingival salivary gland choristoma: an extremely rare phenomenon. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1983;55(2):169\u201372. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0030-4220(83)90173-1.","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"issue":"Suppl 1","key":"8543_CR5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S90","DOI":"10.4103\/jomfp.JOMFP_284_19","volume":"25","author":"MH Torres Medina","year":"2021","unstructured":"Torres Medina MH, Topete RF, Villalba MN, Zepeda Nu\u00f1o JS. Gingival salivary gland choristoma: an unusual case report. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2021;25(Suppl 1):S90\u20133. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/jomfp.JOMFP_284_19.","journal-title":"J Oral Maxillofac Pathol"},{"key":"8543_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"243","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(61)90370-X","volume":"14","author":"KA Traeger","year":"1961","unstructured":"Traeger KA. Cyst of the gingiva (mucocele). Oral surgery, oral medicine. Oral Pathol. 1961;14:243\u20135.","journal-title":"Oral Pathol"},{"issue":"9","key":"8543_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1373","DOI":"10.1016\/0003-9969(72)90170-7","volume":"17","author":"L Moss-Salentijn","year":"1972","unstructured":"Moss-Salentijn L, Applebaum E. A minor salivary gland in human gingiva. Arch Oral Biol. 1972;17(9):1373\u20134. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0003-9969(72)90170-7.","journal-title":"Arch Oral Biol"},{"issue":"6","key":"8543_CR8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"915","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(74)90444-7","volume":"37","author":"DF Wilson","year":"1974","unstructured":"Wilson DF, MacEntee MI. Papillary cystadenoma of ectopic minor salivary gland origin. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1974;37(6):915\u20138. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0030-4220(74)90444-7.","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"key":"8543_CR9","first-page":"242","volume":"2","author":"H Izumi","year":"1976","unstructured":"Izumi H, Oikawa T, Yoshida T, Inoue Y, Komiyama K, Ryo T, Miyake K. A consideration of a case of gingival cyst with glandular epithelium. Nihon Univ J Oral Sci. 1976;2:242\u20136.","journal-title":"Nihon Univ J Oral Sci"},{"issue":"7","key":"8543_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"720","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051x.1986.tb00871.x","volume":"13","author":"BS Moskow","year":"1986","unstructured":"Moskow BS, Baden E. Gingival salivary gland choristoma. Report of a case. J Clin Periodontol. 1986;13(7):720\u20134. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-051x.1986.tb00871.x.","journal-title":"J Clin Periodontol"},{"issue":"2","key":"8543_CR11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(86)90184-2","volume":"61","author":"RB Brannon","year":"1986","unstructured":"Brannon RB, Houston GD, Wampler HW. Gingival salivary gland choristoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1986;61(2):185\u20138. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/0030-4220(86)90184-2.","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"issue":"1","key":"8543_CR12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.4103\/0976-9668.82302","volume":"2","author":"S Gheena","year":"2011","unstructured":"Gheena S, Chandrasekhar T, Ramani P. Heterotopic salivary gland tissue: a report of two cases. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2011;2(1):125\u20137. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/0976-9668.82302.","journal-title":"J Nat Sci Biol Med"},{"issue":"7","key":"8543_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"939","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2001.72.7.939","volume":"72","author":"JD Walters","year":"2001","unstructured":"Walters JD, Will JK, Hatfield RD, Cacchillo DA, Raabe DA. Excision and repair of the peripheral ossifying fibroma: a report of 3 cases. J Periodontol. 2001;72(7):939\u201344. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1902\/jop.2001.72.7.939.","journal-title":"J Periodontol"},{"issue":"2","key":"8543_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0117241","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0117241","volume":"10","author":"MP Chae","year":"2015","unstructured":"Chae MP, Smoll NR, Hunter-Smith DJ, Rozen WM. Establishing the natural history and growth rate of ameloblastoma with implications for management: systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(2):e0117241. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0117241.","journal-title":"PLoS ONE"},{"issue":"1","key":"8543_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"63","DOI":"10.5090\/kjtcs.2014.47.1.63","volume":"47","author":"JS Yun","year":"2014","unstructured":"Yun JS, Kim DW, Kim SS, Choi YD, Song SY, Na KJ. Metastatic pulmonary ameloblastoma misdiagnosed as primary squamous cell carcinoma preoperatively. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;47(1):63\u20135. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5090\/kjtcs.2014.47.1.63.","journal-title":"Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"issue":"1","key":"8543_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1111\/prd.12207","volume":"77","author":"G Zucchelli","year":"2018","unstructured":"Zucchelli G, Sharma P, Mounssif I. Esthetics in periodontics and implantology. Periodontol 2000. 2018;77(1):7\u201318. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/prd.12207.","journal-title":"Periodontol 2000"},{"issue":"4","key":"8543_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.11607\/prd.3680","volume":"38","author":"A Sculean","year":"2018","unstructured":"Sculean A, Allen EP. The laterally closed tunnel for the treatment of deep isolated mandibular recessions: surgical technique and a report of 24 cases. Int J Periodontics Restor Dent. 2018;38(4):479\u201387. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.11607\/prd.3680.","journal-title":"Int J Periodontics Restor Dent"},{"issue":"6","key":"8543_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"784","DOI":"10.1111\/jcpe.13800","volume":"50","author":"L Garc\u00eda-Caballero","year":"2023","unstructured":"Garc\u00eda-Caballero L, G\u00e1ndara M, Cepeda-Emiliani A, Gallego R, Gude F, Su\u00e1rez-Quintanilla J, Ramos-Barbosa I, Blanco-Carri\u00f3n J. Histological and histomorphometric study of human palatal mucosa: Implications for connective tissue graft harvesting. J Clin Periodontol. 2023;50(6):784\u201395. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jcpe.13800.","journal-title":"J Clin Periodontol"},{"issue":"7","key":"8543_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"674","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2012.01896.x","volume":"39","author":"P Cortellini","year":"2012","unstructured":"Cortellini P, Tonetti M, Prato GP. The partly epithelialized free gingival graft (pe-fgg) at lower incisors. A pilot study with implications for alignment of the mucogingival junction. J Clin Periodontol. 2012;39(7):674\u201380. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2012.01896.x.","journal-title":"J Clin Periodontol"},{"issue":"11","key":"8543_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1124","DOI":"10.1111\/jcpe.13187","volume":"46","author":"S Barootchi","year":"2019","unstructured":"Barootchi S, Tavelli L, Di Gianfilippo R, Byun HY, Oh TJ, Barbato L, Cairo F, Wang HL. Long term assessment of root coverage stability using connective tissue graft with or without an epithelial collar for gingival recession treatment. A 12-year follow-up from a randomized clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2019;46(11):1124\u201333. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jcpe.13187.","journal-title":"J Clin Periodontol"},{"issue":"8","key":"8543_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"728","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2010.01550.x","volume":"37","author":"G Zucchelli","year":"2010","unstructured":"Zucchelli G, Mele M, Stefanini M, Mazzotti C, Marzadori M, Montebugnoli L, de Sanctis M. Patient morbidity and root coverage outcome after subepithelial connective tissue and de-epithelialized grafts: a comparative randomized-controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2010;37(8):728\u201338. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-051X.2010.01550.x.","journal-title":"J Clin Periodontol"},{"key":"8543_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Park WB, Park W, Kang P, Lim HC, Han JY. Submerged technique of partially de-epithelialized free gingival grafts for gingival phenotype modification in the maxillary anterior region: a case report of a 34-year follow-up. Med (Kaunas). 2023;59(10). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/medicina59101832.","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59101832"}],"container-title":["BMC Oral Health"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,27]],"date-time":"2026-06-27T12:32:51Z","timestamp":1782563571000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"references-count":22,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,12]]}},"alternative-id":["8543"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12903-026-08543-9","relation":{},"ISSN":["1472-6831"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1472-6831","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,18]]},"assertion":[{"value":"12 March 2026","order":1,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"30 April 2026","order":2,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"value":"18 May 2026","order":3,"name":"first_online","label":"First Online","group":{"name":"ArticleHistory","label":"Article History"}},{"order":1,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Declarations"}},{"value":"Our institution does not require ethical approval for reporting individual cases or case series. Written informed consent to participate in this study was provided by the participants\u2019 legal guardians.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Ethics approval and consent to participate"}},{"value":"Written informed consent for publication of this case report and any accompanying images was obtained from the patient\u2019s legal guardian.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Consent for publication"}},{"value":"The authors declare no competing interests.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Competing interests"}}],"article-number":"1121"}}