Ossifying fibroma a case report with review of literature

Ossifying fibroma also known as cementoossifying fibroma is a slow-growing benign fibro-osseous lesions of the oral and maxillofacial regions. They present clinically as asymptomatic swelling of the cortical layer of jaw bones, producing a marked extraoral facial asymmetry. Fibrous dysplasia a developmental anomaly, wherein bone gets replaced by fibrous tissue, whereas ossifying fibroma, cemento-osseous dysplasia or familial gigantiform cementoma are either reactive or dysplastic change, derived from periodontal ligament, extraligamentary boneor remnants of cementum may create confusion to a clinician.Because of the presence of both bone and cementum-like products in ossifying fibromas, these lesions are designated as ossifying fibroma, cemento-ossifying fibroma, and cementifying fibroma. Fortunately ossifying fibromas are treated with surgical curettage with acceptable results. This paper is a humble attempt to present a case of Ossifying fibroma of maxilla which is otherwise common in mandible, and its esthetic outcome after the surgical treatment through Weber Fergusson’s approach and a review of literature.