Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology  2002;32(4):227-230

Central odontogenic fibroma of the simple type.

Eui Hwan HWANG 1 ; Sang Rae LEE

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Keywords

neoplasms; fibrous tissue; fibroma; odontogenic tumors; jaw

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

The central odontogenic fibroma is a rare benign neoplasm, and considered to be derived from the mesenchymal tissue of dental origin. It is a poorly defined tumor of the jawbones which has only been infrequently reported in the literature. We report a histologically proven case of simple-type central odontogenic fibroma, which affected the left canine-premolar region of the maxilla in a 52-year-old woman.