title: Extensive presentation of central ossifying fibroma treated with conservative surgical excision.
abstract: Central ossifying fibroma is a benign slow-growing tumor of mesenchymal origin and it tends to occur in the second and third decades of life, with predilection for women and for the mandibular premolar and molar areas. Clinically, it is a large asymptomatic tumor of aggressive appearance, with possible tooth displacement. Occasionally treated by curettage enucleation, this conservative surgical excision is showing a recurrence rate extremely low. The objective of this study was to report a case of a 44-year-old woman, presenting a very large ossifying fibroma in the mandible, which was successfully treated with curettage, and to conduct a brief literature review of this lesion, focusing on the histology, clinical behavior, and management of these uncommon lesions.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UninCor), Avenida Castelo Branco 82, Chácara das Rosas, 37410-000, Três Corações, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus Henrique Lopes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dominguete
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UninCor), Avenida Castelo Branco 82, Chácara das Rosas, 37410-000, Três Corações, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Augusto Sarto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dominguette
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UninCor), Avenida Castelo Branco 82, Chácara das Rosas, 37410-000, Três Corações, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno Henrique
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UninCor), Avenida Castelo Branco 82, Chácara das Rosas, 37410-000, Três Corações, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Dominguete
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (FORP/USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge Esquiche
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: León
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Verde (UninCor), Avenida Castelo Branco 82, Chácara das Rosas, 37410-000, Três Corações, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucinei Roberto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Oliveira