title: Surgical and prosthetic management of maxillary odontogenic myxoma.
abstract: Odontogenic myxomas are uncommon tumors of comprising of 3% of all the tumors of odontogenic origin. They usually occur during the second and third decades of life and are more commonly seen in females. The current case report sheds light upon the surgical treatment of a myxoma of odontogenic origin in posterior maxilla of a young female patient. Prosthodontic rehabilitation stages are also briefly described following complete healing of the lesion after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bashir
keywords: Odontogenic myxoma; maxillofacial prosthesis; odontogenic tumors; prosthodontic rehabilitation