title: Asymptomatic ossifying fibroma of the mandible: a case presentation.
abstract: Ossifying fibromas are rare benign bone-related lesions of the jaw. Early diagnosis based on clinical, radiologic, and pathohistologic findings is essential, since undetected lesions may expand and cause considerable functional and cosmetic problems. The treatment of choice is purely surgical. Periodic clinical and radiologic follow-up should be scheduled, since recurrence is possible. The present article describes the diagnostic procedures, surgical management, and follow-up of an asymptomatic ossifying fibroma in the mandible of a 21-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Odette Engel
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Brügger
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Reichart
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Werder
authors.forename: Hans Jörg
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Altermatt
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bornstein
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001706:Biopsy; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D055815:Young Adult