Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2014)

Central Odontogenic Fibroma of Simple Type

  • Prasanth Thankappan,
  • Naga Sirisha V. Chundru,
  • Rajesh Amudala,
  • Prashanthi Yanadi,
  • S. A. K. Uroof Rahamthullah,
  • Meeramma Botu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/642905
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is an extremely rare benign tumor that accounts for 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. It is a lesion associated with the crown of an unerupted tooth resembling dentigerous cyst. In this report, a 10-year-old male patient is presented, who was diagnosed with central odontogenic fibroma of simple type from clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings.