Abstract

JAIMES, Miguel; BARBOSA LUNA, Anibal Henrique; ASPRINO, Luciana  and  DE MORAES, Márcio. Fibroma Osificante  de Mandíbula: Reporte de un caso Clínico . Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.2, pp.390-396. ISSN 0001-6365.

Ossifying fibroma is a benign lesion, with slow growth but deforming tumefaction involving the jaws, mainly the posterior region of the mandible. It is more frequent in females among the third and fourth decades of life. Radiologically, it usually appears like a radiolucent unilocular well defined area, limited by a radiopaque (sclerotical) edge; occasionally it appears as a radiopaque image. Its treatment is surgical and consists of the total resection of the lesion. This article reports a case of ossifying fibroma, with discussion of its clinical features through a literature review.

Keywords : Ossifying fibroma; Etiology; Diagnosis; Surgery.