Cemento-ossifying fibroma is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of the jaws. Cemento-ossifying fibroma develops from the periodontal ligament and contains multipotent stem cells that can form cementum, lamellar bone, and/or fibrous tissue. These tumours occur in the third and fourth decades of life with higher predilection of occurrence in the female population and seldom attain a large size. We report a rare case of cemento-ossifying fibroma in a 45-year-old man involving the body of the mandible and extending into the para-pharyngeal and infratemporal region. This article describes the clinical, radiographic, and histological features of a large cemento-ossifying fibroma of the mandible.
Case: This report describes a clinical case of unilateral condylar hyperplasia (CH) with unique, atypical morphology. An important feature of this report is the documentation of a series of clinical photographs of the patient, showing a gradual increase in facial asymmetry associated with the CH. The main symptom reported in this case was facial asymmetry. The main intraoral clinical features observed in the patient were contralateral crossbite and ipsilateral open bite associated with CH. Surgical reshaping of the condyle was the treatment plan for this case. Conclusions: The main take away point from this case is the importance of obtaining previous photographs of the patient at different ages during case diagnosis, which helps the clinician to determine the approximate time of commencement of CH. This case also highlights the imaging features of rarely observed atypical shape of the hyperplastic condyle.
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