Open AccessRare odontogenic tumor of the mandible
Author(s) -
Vaishnavee Vassandacoumara,
Karthikshree V Prashad,
SV Srinivasan,
Mariappan Jonathan Daniel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.44369
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , odontogenic , odontogenic tumor , orthodontics , dentistry , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Central odontogenic fibroma is an extremely rare benign tumor accounting for less than 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. This case report describes a case of central odontogenic fibroma arising in relation to the left lower second premolar and first molar in a 21 year old male. The tumor was a well-circumscribed intraosseous lesion occurring inter-radicularly, which gave a radiographic picture of the lateral periodontal cyst. Histopathologically, the lesion was reported to have characteristic features of central odontogenic fibroma