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A swelling of the maxilla: a case report and differential diagnosis

Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, (P)2234-7550; (E)2234-5930
2014, v.40 no.6, pp.308-312
Puneet Bhargava (NIMS University, Jaipur, India)
Saba Khan (NIMS University, Jaipur, India)
Rohit Sharma (NIMS University, Jaipur, India)
Khalid Agwani (Darshan Dental College, Udaipur, India)
Sahil Gupta (NIMS University, Jaipur, India)

Abstract

Ossifying fibromasare benign fibro-osseoustumors of mesenchymal origin. Although ossifying fibromashave principally been found in the jaw, they have also been reported in the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and temporal bones, as well as the orbit and anterior cranial fossa. Ossifying fibromasaffect-ing the jaw exhibit variable behaviors ranging from slow growth to occasionally aggressive local destruction. In the present article, we discuss a differ-ential diagnosis considered for maxillary swellings and report a rare case of ossifying fibroma occurring in the maxilla.

keywords
Bone neoplasms, Ossifying fibroma, Maxilla, Tomography

Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons