Odontologia

Abstrato

Juvenile Ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla: A Case Report of a 15 year Old Girl

Syeda Rawnak Jahan, M. A. Awal

Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign, but locally aggressive fibro-osseous tumor of craniofacial bones with high recurrence rate. It usually occurs in young children and arises in maxillofacial region. This pathology would be diagnosed and treated as early as possible because of its rapidly progressive and osteolytic nature which may complicate the surgical removal if left untreated over a long period. The present case is diagnosed as Juvenile ossifying fibroma involving the maxilla causing facial deformity, proptosis and nasal obstruction in a 15 year-old female child.