Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Central Ossifying Fibroma of the Mandible: A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Mirna Garhnayak1,, Subrat Kumar Padhiary2, Swagatika Panda3, Sangram Panda4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 234 to 238

1Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

3Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

4Reader, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

*Corresponding Author: Prof. Mirna Garhnayak, Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: mirnagarhnayak@gmail.com

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

Central ossifying fibroma is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of mesenchymal origin, mostly prevalent in second and third decade of life. Women are affected more with a strong predilection for the mandibular premolar and molar areas. They are usually slow growing asymptomatic tumor which treated by curettage enucleation and sometimes by enblock resection. This case report presents the central ossifying fibroma of a twenty-three-year-old female which was diagnosed, operated and rehabilitated successfully.

Keywords

Central ossifying fibroma, fibro-osseous lesion, curettage enucleation