OSSIFYING FIBROMA OF MANDIBLE- A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Ossifying fibroma was first described by Menzel as cemento ossifying fibroma, later the world health organization classified the cementum producing lesions into four distinct types namely ossifying fibroma, fibrous dysplasia, cemento ossifying fibroma, cementifying fibroma. Ossifying fibroma is a benign bone neoplasm often considered to be the type of fibro-osseous lesion can affect both maxilla and mandible, more frequently seen in mandible with an incidence of 70 to 90 percent of the cases. Trauma, irritation, caused by plaque and other etiologies remains the cause of ossifying fibroma, but the exact cause is still unknown. This paper describes a case of Ossifying fibroma of left mandible of a 23 years old male patient