Multiple Calcifying Hyperplastic Dental Follicles: A Case Report
| Author | Saeed Shirafkan | en |
| Author | Saedeh Atarbashi Moghadam | en |
| Author | Mahshid Razavi | en |
| Author | Kazem Khiabani | en |
| Author | Tavakol Khanizadeh | en |
| Issued Date | 2015-02-01 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Pathologic changes may occur in dental follicle of impacted teeth, which makes the microscopic evaluation of enlarged follicle an important issue. One of the exceedingly rare conditions seen in dental follicles is multiple calcifying hyperplastic dental follicles, which has microscopical appearance similar to central odontogenic fibroma (WHO type). Case Presentation: A 13-year-old boy, in the case presented in this article, had 15 unerupted teeth, each associated with hyperplastic pericoronal tissue. Conclusions: The purpose of this article is to report an example of this entity and describe the histopathologic characteristics that helps diagnose and treat such condition in the most appropriate manner. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/jjhr-27168 | en |
| Keyword | Dental Follicle | en |
| Keyword | Fibroma | en |
| Keyword | Pathology | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Multiple Calcifying Hyperplastic Dental Follicles: A Case Report | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |