Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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Abstract

CEMENTO-OSSIFYING FIBROMA-A CASE REPORT

Srinivasa Prasad B, Koteswara Rao, Devaki Swathi

Mandibular resection and reconstruction was done with rib graft on right side for a boy suffering from cemento-ossifying fibroma. The defect secondary to surgical ablation of mandible have far reaching consequences like speech, respiration, mastication, deglutition and cosmetics and growth disturbances. Restoring these functions is a challenging task. However, fairly regular crop of complications do occur during these surgical reconstructions. This article reports a rare case of an 11years old boy diagnosed as cement ossifying fibroma who underwent mandibular reconstruction with rib graft and the details of the follow up of the case for 6 months.

Published Date: 2010-12-31;