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Small Central Odontogenic Fibroma Mimicking Hyperplastic Dental Follicle and Dentigerous Cyst

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Central odontogenic fibroma has been defined as a benign odontogenic tumor, representing the intraosseous counterpart of a peripheral odontogenic fibroma. The odontogenic fibroma is a rare tumor. Differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions in the molar-premolar region of mandible which involve impacted tooth may include central odontogenic fibroma, hyperplastic dental follicle, dentigerous cyst, unicystic ameloblastoma, and keratocystic odontogenic tumor. We describe an example of a small central odontogenic fibroma mimicking hyperplastic dental follicle and dentigerous cyst, resulting in uneruption of a primary tooth.

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    Bruno Ramos Chrcanovic

  2. Department of Clinical Pathology and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627—Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP 31270-901, Brazil

    Ricardo Santiago Gomez

  3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500—Prédio 45—Coração Eucarístico, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30535-610, Brazil

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Chrcanovic, B.R., Freire-Maia, B. & Gomez, R.S. Small Central Odontogenic Fibroma Mimicking Hyperplastic Dental Follicle and Dentigerous Cyst. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 13, 332–336 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-011-0221-1

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