Open AccessPericoronal Occurrence of Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma: An Unexemplified and Unusual Case Report with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
K L Kumaraswamy,
Arvind Babu R S,
P Sheshadri,
Santhosh Kumaran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7706.4186
Subject(s) - cementum , molar , lesion , mandibular molar , fibroma , periodontal fiber , odontogenic tumor , medicine , odontogenic , impacted tooth , anatomy , dentistry , pathology , dentin
The Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is an odontogenic neoplasm that is predominantly considered as a fibro osseous lesion of the jaw bone. The histogenetic origin of COF was thought to be derived from the periodontal cells, which have the ability to form fibrous, cementum and osseous tissue. Due to the periodontal cellular origin, the lesion often occurs in the radicular portion of the bicuspid and molar tooth region of the lower jaw. We present a case of Cemento-ossifying fibroma in a 43-year-old female in the pericoronal aspect of an impacted third molar mimicking an odontogenic lesion. The occurrence of COF in pericoronal region is an unusual site. This article also discusses about the various hamartomatous lesions occurring in the pericoronal region of the teeth.