상악 전치부에 발생한 중심성 치성 섬유종 : 증례 보고

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons pp. 372 - 375
• Main Authors: 함태훈, 김형준, 차인호, 남웅, 김학진
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한구강악안면외과학회 01.10.2009
• Subjects: 치의학
• ISSN: 2234-7550; 2234-5930

Central odontogenic fibroma is an extremely rare benign tumor, accounting for less than 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. The most recent literaturereview that only 69 cases have so far been reported. This tumor has a slow persistent growth that results in painless cortical expansion clinically, andwell defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesion. Root resorption of associated teeth is common, and lesions located between the teeth oftencause root divergence. There is occurring tendency to female more than male, and occurring in the mandible and in the maxilla with equal frequency. The treatment is surgical excision with no tendency to undergo malignant transformation. We report a case of central odontogenic fibroma in the maxillaof a 27-year male with literatures review. KCI Citation Count: 0