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Odontogenic Myxoma

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Odontogenic myxoma is a rare, benign, locally aggressive and non metastasizing neoplasm which is believed to arise from the odontogenic ectomesenchyme and bears a close microscopic resemblance to mesenchymal portion of a tooth germ. This is a case report of odontogenic myxoma in a 32 year old female patient and the treatment rendered to her.

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  1. Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow, India

    Naresh Kumar, Munish Kohli, Saumya Pandey & Poonam Agarwal

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Kumar, N., Kohli, M., Pandey, S. et al. Odontogenic Myxoma. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 13, 222–226 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-010-0107-7

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