title: Giant cell granuloma of the maxilla.
abstract: The case report is of a 30 year old male, who complained of a slowly expanding swelling in the maxilla in the left premolar region. The swelling was clinically and radiographically diagnosed as Central Giant Cell Granuloma. The patient also had Angles Class 2 Division 2 Malocclusion in which repeated micro trauma may have possibly contributed to the formation of the tumor. The tumor was surgically removed under general anesthesia followed by local injections of corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Department of Dentistry, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad.
authors.forename: Usman Haider
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Uzbek
authors.forename: Iram
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mushtaq
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000453:epidemiology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*