Juvenile ossifying fibroma: a case study.

We present the case of an 8-year-old patient with a juvenile ossifying fibroma in the right mandibular angle and a radicular cyst in the left mandibular angle, which produced a major swelling at the level of the mandibular angles and prevented the correct eruption of the lower first molars. After the clinical and radiological (panoramic X-ray and dental scan of the mandible), the corresponding surgical treatment (cystectomy and remodelling) and histopathological study were carried out. Although juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon clinical entity, its aggressive local behaviour and high recurrence rate mean that it is important to make an early diagnosis, apply the appropriate treatment and, especially, follow the patient up over the long term.

Fibroma óseo juvenil: a propósito de un caso clinic / Juvenile ossifying fibroma: a case study

Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de 8 años de edad con un fibroma osificante juvenil en el ángulo mandibular derecho y un quiste radicular en el ángulo mandibular izquierdo, los cuales producían un importante abombamiento a nivel de los ángulos mandibulares e impedían la correcta erupción de los primeros molares inferiores. Tras el estudio clínico y radiológico ( Ortopantomografía y Scan dental del maxilar inferior), se llevó a cabo el correspondiente tratamiento quirúrgico (quistectomía y remodelación de los mismos) y el estudio histopatológico. Aunque el fibroma óseo juvenil es una entidad clínica poco frecuente, debido al comportamiento local agresivo y a la recidiva que tiene, es importante realizar un diagnóstico precoz, un tratamiento adecuado y, sobre todo, un seguimiento del paciente a lo largo del tiempo (AU)

We present the case of an 8-year-old patient with a juvenile ossifying fibroma in the right mandibular angle and a radicular cyst in the left mandibular angle, which produced a major swelling at the level of the mandibular angles and prevented the correct eruption of the lower first molars. After the clinical and radiological (panoramic X-ray and dental scan of the mandible), the corresponding surgical treatment (cystectomy and remodelling) and histopathological study were carried out. Although juvenile ossifying fibroma is an uncommon clinical entity, its aggressive local behaviour and high recurrence rate mean that it is important to make an early diagnosis, apply the appropriate treatment and, especially, follow the patient up over the long term (AU)