central ossifying fibroma


cen·tral os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

a painless, slow-growing, expansile, sharply circumscribed benign fibroosseus tumor of the jaws that is derived from cells of the periodontal ligament; presents initially on radiographs as a radiolucency that becomes progressively more opaque as it matures.

cen·tral os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

(sen'trăl os'i-fī-ing fī-brō'mă) A painless, slowly expansile, sharply circumscribed benign fibroosseus tumor of the jaws that is derived from cells of the periodontal ligament; presents initially as a radiolucency that becomes progressively more opaque as it matures.

cen·tral os·si·fy·ing fi·bro·ma

(sen'trăl os'i-fī-ing fī-brō'mă) Painless, slow-growing, expansile, sharply circumscribed benign fibroosseus tumor of the jaws that is derived from cells of periodontal ligament; presents initially on radiographs as a radiolucency that becomes progressively more opaque as it matures.