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JOURNAL TITLE: International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Author
1. Nidhi Gupta
ISSN
0974-7052
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1045
Volume
2
Issue
1
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Article keywords
    Odontogenic fibroma, odontogenic tumor

    Abstract

    What follows is a case report of a 12 years old child who complained of gaps between teeth in the lower front region. OPG showed tooth 43 impacted and malformed with enlarged pulp chamber and a unilocular radiolucency surrounding the crown. Surgical enucleation was done under LA. Biopsy was sent for histopathological examination revealing the miracle diagnosis of “Central Odontogenic Fibroma“ being a rare tumor of odontogenic tumor family and also a rare finding regard to age, site and clinical behavior of tumor is reported.

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