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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;15(1):65-8.
doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.80023.

Peripheral ossifying fibroma

Mahavir B Mishra  1 , Kundendu Arya Bhishen, Shanu Mishra
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Case Reports

Peripheral ossifying fibroma

Mahavir B Mishra et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Here, we present a case report of peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) in an adult lady in her fourth decade of life. This case report comprises the growth that occurred in the mandibular anterior region with displacement of anterior teeth, its satisfactory management and literature review. POF represents a reactive benign lesion of connective tissue and is not the soft tissue counterpart of ossifying fibroma and is also not related anyhow to peripheral odontogenic fibroma. POF in the age of 45 years, arising in the mandibular anterior region, is an occasional entity. Careful clinical examination and histopathology findings should be correlated to conclude the final diagnosis.

Keywords: Fibroblast; osteoid tissue; peripheral cemento-ossifying fibroma; peripheral ossifying fibroma; pyogenic granuloma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Female patient aged 45 years with POF in mandibular anterior region, displacing central, lateral and canine teeth
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Figure 2
Microscopic picture of biopsy slide showing- proliferated fibrous bands in the connective tissue with uniformly distributed chronic inflammatory cells
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Figure 3
Micro-photograph of another specimen of the same biopsy, showing thick fibrous whirls
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Figure 4
Multiple foci of osteoid tissue, surrounded by fibrous whirls
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Figure 5
Sam slide at further location showing multiple foci of osteoid tissue, surrounded by fibrous bands
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