Asymptomatic ossifying fibroma of the mandible: a case presentation.

Abstract

Ossifying fibromas are rare benign bone-related lesions of the jaw. Early diagnosis based on clinical, radiologic, and pathohistologic findings is essential, since undetected lesions may expand and cause considerable functional and cosmetic problems. The treatment of choice is purely surgical. Periodic clinical and radiologic follow-up should be scheduled, since recurrence is possible. The present article describes the diagnostic procedures, surgical management, and follow-up of an asymptomatic ossifying fibroma in the mandible of a 21-year-old man.

• Authors: Odette Engel Brügger, Peter A Reichart, Peter Werder, Hans Jörg Altermatt, Michael M Bornstein
• Journal: Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) (Quintessence Int) Vol. 43 Issue 5 Pg. 381-5 (May 2012) ISSN: 1936-7163 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 22536589 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Asymptomatic Diseases
• Biopsy
• Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
• Fibroma, Ossifying (diagnosis)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Incidental Findings
• Male
• Mandibular Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Osteotomy
• Radiography, Panoramic
• Young Adult