JUVENILE OSSIFYING FIBROMA OF THE MANDIBLE A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

C.N. Srinivas¹, M.Y. Qureshi², P. Padmasolala³, Y. Iruvuri⁴, N. Godbole⁵, S. Tirupathi^6*, R. Franco⁷, M. Cicciù⁸ and G. Minervini⁹

¹Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mallareddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Suraram X Roads, Hyderabad, Telangana, India;
²Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mallareddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Suraram X Roads, Hyderabad, Telangana, India;
³Resident Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mallareddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Suraram X Roads, Hyderabad, Telangana, India;
⁴Resident Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mallareddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Suraram X Roads, Hyderabad, Telangana, India;
⁵Resident, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune,  Maharashtra, India;
⁶Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dr D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India;
⁷Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00100 Rome, Italy;
⁸Department of Biomedical and Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Catania University, 95123 Catania, Italy;
⁹Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
 

Correspondence to:
Sunnypriyatham Tirupathi, DDS
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Sant Tukaram Nagar,
Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India
e-mail: dr.priyatham@gmail.com

Received: 03 April 2024 Accepted: 08 May 2024

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ABSTRACT

                Juvenile ossifying fibroma (JOF) is classified as a benign fibro-osseous neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of mineralized osteo-fibrous tissue replacing normal bone. JOF are benign yet exhibit locally aggressive behavior with a strong tendency for recurrence. Juvenile ossifying fibroma is predominantly reported in the maxillary region, paranasal sinuses, orbit, and other bones related to paranasal sinuses. JOF is relatively rare in the mandible. In this current case series, we intend to report two cases of JOF in a child’s mandible, diagnosis, surgical management, and follow-up. Pediatric dentists should know these entities of maxillofacial pathology so that appropriate diagnosis can be made and prompt treatment can be delivered.

KEYWORDS: ossifying fibroma, fibro-osseous neoplasm, neoplasm