Open AccessJuvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma of the maxilla
Author(s) -
M Guna Shekhar,
K Bokhari
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.57098
Subject(s) - enucleation , maxilla , juvenile , medicine , curettage , stage (stratigraphy) , fibroma , ossifying fibroma , surgery , dentistry , anatomy , lesion , biology , paleontology , genetics
Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma is an uncommon and controversial, benign but aggressive osteogenic neoplasm of the jaws commonly occurring in children and young adults. Complete removal of the tumor at the earliest possible stage is recommended owing to its high recurrence rate of 30-58%. Reported here is a case of recurrent juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma of the maxilla in a 15-year-old male treated with enucleation and curettage. A 10-month follow-up showed no signs of recurrence.