Central odontogenic fibroma of mandible: a case report and review of the literature.
Central odontogenic fibroma is an extremely rare benign tumor, accounting for less than 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. The most recent literature review revealed that only 69 cases have so far been reported in the English literature, and only 1 of these cases showed radiologic appearance of a dentigerous cyst and this involved impacted maxillary incisors. A case of central odontogenic fibroma occurring in the mandible of a 30-year old female with radiological appearance of a dentigerous cyst involving an impacted lower first molar, presented here, appears to be the first reported case of central odontogenic fibroma of mandible with radiological appearance of dentigerous cyst in the English-language literature.
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John Spencer M
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Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, King Fahd Central Hospital, Gizan, Saudi Arabia. spencer_daniels@yahoo.co.uk
D000328:Adult; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008963:Molar; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications