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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2015; 09(02): 277-283
DOI: 10.4103/1305-7456.156842
Case Report
Dental Investigation Society

Surgical and prosthetic management of maxillary odontogenic myxoma

Haroon Rashid
1   Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
,
Atif Bashir
2   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Further Information

Correspondence:

Dr. Haroon Rashid

Publication History

Publication Date:
15 October 2019 (online)

 

ABSTRACT

Odontogenic myxomas are uncommon tumors of comprising of 3% of all the tumors of odontogenic origin. They usually occur during the second and third decades of life and are more commonly seen in females. The current case report sheds light upon the surgical treatment of a myxoma of odontogenic origin in posterior maxilla of a young female patient. Prosthodontic rehabilitation stages are also briefly described following complete healing of the lesion after surgery.


 


Conflict of Interest

None declared


Correspondence:

Dr. Haroon Rashid