A 10-year-old male patient was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Piñero Hospital for evaluation due to an increase in volume in the right mandibular angle region with no history of pain for two weeks.
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Intraoral examination revealed bulging of the buccal and lingual table of the lower jaw.
The teeth were observed healthy and without mobility; the mucosa of normal appearance.
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Radiographically, a unilocular radiolucent lesion with sclerotic borders was observed.
Root resorption of tooth 37 was also evidenced.
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The biopsy result was ossifying fibroma, so the enucleation of the lesion was programmed under general anesthesia.
Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of ossifying fibroma.
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The last clinical and radiographic control was performed at eight months, with good evolution and radiographic evidence of new bone formation, and increased thickness of the mandibular basal bone.
The patient remains under follow-up to rule out tumor recurrence.
