Open AccessConcurrent central odontogenic fibroma and dentigerous cyst in the maxilla: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sanjay Murgod,
H C Girish,
J K Savita,
V K Varsha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_33_15
Subject(s) - dentigerous cyst , maxilla , medicine , odontogenic , cyst , crown (dentistry) , impacted tooth , pathology , orthodontics , molar
Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) represents a rare group of benign odontogenic tumor, while dentigerous cyst (DC), on the other hand, is the odontogenic cyst that encloses the crown of an unerupted tooth. A combination of COF and DC is rare and not reported in literature till date. The aim of this paper is to report a case of COF occurring concurrently with DC. The simultaneous occurrence of COF and DC raises the question of whether it is a collision tumor or their simultaneous occurrence is just a coincidence. In our case, the probable cause of simultaneous occurrence might be that COF would have displaced 23 resulting in the formation of DC.