An early central granular cell odontogenic tumor arising from the dental follicle of an impacted mandibular third molar

Abstract

Central granular cell odontogenic tumor (CGCOT) is a rare odontogenic tumor that occurs more frequently as a unilocular radiolucent lesion in the premolar-molar region of the mandible in middle-aged women. This case report presented an early CGCOT arising from the dental follicle of an impacted mandibular third molar of a young man. This 19-year-old male patient was referred from his family dentist to our outpatient clinic for extraction of an impacted left mandibular third molar with an enlarged dental follicle (Fig. 1A). The impacted tooth did not cause any signs and symptoms and was found by a routine dental radiographic examination. The patient was scheduled for tooth extraction under local anesthesia. After buccal gingival flap elevation, the impacted third molar was