Recurrent Peripheral Odontogenic Fibroma: A Case Report with the Review of Literature

ABSTRACT

Peripheral odontogenic fibroma (POF) is a rare benign mesenchymal odontogenic neoplasm with or without odontogenic epithelium, which is considered to be the mucosal analogue of central odontogenic fibroma. Though peripheral odontogenic tumours are rare, comprising of only 0.05% of all biopsy specimens, POF is the most common peripheral odontogenic tumour, more common than its central counterpart by a ratio of 1.4 1. In this report, we describe a healthy 40-year-old female who was seen with a recurrent POF of the left mandible.