Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma

Juvenile Aggressive Ossifying Fibroma (JAOF) is a benign but locally aggressive fibro-osseous lesion. It is a rapidly growing non-odontogenic neoplasm of the jaws that is often confused with malignant conditions because of its aggressive clinical behaviour. We report a case of maxillary JAOF in a 6-...

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Main Author: Risimati Ephraim Rikhotso
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541920300171
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spelling doaj-375a405718544171bce4771a0c235ca62020-11-25T02:59:47ZengElsevierOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases2214-54192020-06-0162Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibromaRisimati Ephraim Rikhotso0Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2194, South AfricaJuvenile Aggressive Ossifying Fibroma (JAOF) is a benign but locally aggressive fibro-osseous lesion. It is a rapidly growing non-odontogenic neoplasm of the jaws that is often confused with malignant conditions because of its aggressive clinical behaviour. We report a case of maxillary JAOF in a 6-month old child which necessitated partial maxillectomy. The resultant defect was reconstructed with pedicled buccal fat pad. The patient has been followed up for a period of 5 years, with no sign of recurrence.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541920300171Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibromaJuvenile ossifying fibromaFibro-osseous lesionsBuccal fat pad
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Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
Juvenile ossifying fibroma
Fibro-osseous lesions
Buccal fat pad
author_facet Risimati Ephraim Rikhotso
author_sort Risimati Ephraim Rikhotso
title Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
title_short Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
title_full Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
title_fullStr Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
title_full_unstemmed Use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
title_sort use of buccal fat pad as a pedicled graft for maxillary reconstruction in a 6-months old with juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
publisher Elsevier
series Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
issn 2214-5419
publishDate 2020-06-01
description Juvenile Aggressive Ossifying Fibroma (JAOF) is a benign but locally aggressive fibro-osseous lesion. It is a rapidly growing non-odontogenic neoplasm of the jaws that is often confused with malignant conditions because of its aggressive clinical behaviour. We report a case of maxillary JAOF in a 6-month old child which necessitated partial maxillectomy. The resultant defect was reconstructed with pedicled buccal fat pad. The patient has been followed up for a period of 5 years, with no sign of recurrence.
topic Juvenile aggressive ossifying fibroma
Juvenile ossifying fibroma
Fibro-osseous lesions
Buccal fat pad
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541920300171
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