Central ossifying fibroma-A unique case report

Ossifying fibroma is an osseous neoplasm occurring mainly in younger individuals with a predisposition for mandible and females are mainly affected. The tumor is not symptomatic until the expansion produces an observable swelling and little impairment. Depending on the stage of development it presents an exceedingly variable roentgenographic appearance. This neoplasm is comprised mainly of greater amount of intertwining collagen fibers, rarely organized in discrete bundles, intermixed with large amount of proliferating fibroblasts. The tumor should be removed conservatively.