An unusual case report of a painless hard swelling in the angle of the mandible– An enigma in diagnosis
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Asymptomatic bony hard swelling of the jaws includes a wide variety of disorders like developmental disorders inflammatory benign and malignant tumors of odontogenicnon odontogenic origin A thorough history along with adequate clinical examination and investigations like biochemical radiographic and histopathology most of the lesions can be assigned with reasonable certainty into one of several categories The main aim of this present article is to discuss a case of a juvenile ossifying fibroma in a 11year old male patient who presented with a bony hard swelling in the unusual site of left angle of the mandible which was symptomfree and present since 2 monthsKeywords Ossifying fibroma Juvenile ossifying fibroma Radiographic features Cone beam computed tomography
Authors and Affiliations
Beenaprecilla G. S. , Prashanth Shenoy, Laxmikanth Chatra, Veena K. M. , Rachana V. Prabhu
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- EP ID EP516841
- DOI 10.18231/2581-3838.2018.0018
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