title: The central giant cell granuloma in childhood: clinical case report.
abstract: This report reviews the literature involving the central giant cell granuloma. Diagnosis and treatment are presented. The article reports the case of central giant cell granuloma, affecting the anterior region maxillary of a child, whom a conservative treatment, with cryotherapy, helped the preservation of anterior permanent teeth germs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Unit of Oral Pathology, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil. adrianol@hc.ufu.br
authors.forename: Adriano Mota
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Loyola
authors.forename: Alexandre Vieira
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Aparecido Onorio
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Magalhaes
authors.forename: Marilia Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Moreira
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography