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There are large number of pathologies that can produce swelling of soft & hard tissues in oral cavity & are often difficult to diagnose. They can be in the form of developmental anomalies, cysts, inflammatory reactions & neoplasms either benign or malignant. Group of fi bro – osseous lesions are there which have both the fibrous & osseous components. They include fibrous dysplasia, Odontogenic fibroma, ossifying fibroma, cementyfying fibroma. This article presents a rare case of Odontogenic fibroma in left posterior maxilla in a 13 yr old female.

Fibro osseous lesions, Odontogenic Fibroma, Ossifying Fibroma, Maxilla