TY - JOUR A2 - Torrés-Lagares, Daniel AU - Dominguete, Matheus Henrique Lopes AU - Dominguette, Alexandre Augusto Sarto AU - Matos, Bruno Henrique AU - Dominguete, Paulo Roberto AU - León, Jorge Esquiche AU - Oliveira, Lucinei Roberto PY - 2014 DA - 2014/11/23 TI - Extensive Presentation of Central Ossifying Fibroma Treated with Conservative Surgical Excision SP - 204258 VL - 2014 AB - Central ossifying fibroma is a benign slow-growing tumor of mesenchymal origin and it tends to occur in the second and third decades of life, with predilection for women and for the mandibular premolar and molar areas. Clinically, it is a large asymptomatic tumor of aggressive appearance, with possible tooth displacement. Occasionally treated by curettage enucleation, this conservative surgical excision is showing a recurrence rate extremely low. The objective of this study was to report a case of a 44-year-old woman, presenting a very large ossifying fibroma in the mandible, which was successfully treated with curettage, and to conduct a brief literature review of this lesion, focusing on the histology, clinical behavior, and management of these uncommon lesions. SN - 2090-6447 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/204258 DO - 10.1155/2014/204258 JF - Case Reports in Dentistry PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -