title: Psammomatoid and trabecular variants of juvenile ossifying fibroma-two case reports.
abstract: Juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF) is an uncommon fibro-osseous lesion occurring in the facial bones. It is highly aggressive and has a strong tendency to recur. It has been recognized as a separate histopathological entity among the fibro-osseous group of lesions. Surgical resection is the preferred line of treatment. Here we report two cases of JOF who reported to the oral medicine and radiology department; the two cases had different clinical features, history, radiological appearance, and aggressiveness. Under the recent classification system, both cases were recognized as histopathological variants of JOF: one psammomatoid and the other trabecular.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Calicut-673 008, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Simi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thankappan
authors.forename: Sherin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Valsa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Sharafudeen