title: Juvenile ossifying fibroma of the mandible.
abstract: Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign, but potentially aggressive, fibro-osseous tumor of the craniofacial bones. The authors describe a case of a mandibular juvenile ossifying fibroma presenting in a 14-year-old boy in conjunction with congenitally missing teeth and review the histology, clinical behavior, and management of these uncommon but disfiguring lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Dental School, Newark, New Jersey 07103-2400, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rinaggio
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Deborah B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Cleveland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities