Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) is an intra-osseous lesion consisting of cellular fibrosis tissue containing multiple foci of hemorrhage, multinucleated giant cells and trabecules of woven bone. This lesion accounts for <7% of all benign jaw tumors. It has been reported that this lesion is diagnosed during the fi rst two decades of life in approximately 48% of cases, and 60% of cases are evident before the age of 30. It is considerably more common in the mandible than in the maxilla. Jaffe1 considered it as a locally reparative reaction of bone, which can be possibly due to either an inflammatory response, hemorrhage or local trauma. Females are affected more frequently than males. In this case we are presenting a case of painless swelling of posterior mandible.
Key words:  Giant cell granuloma, Posterior Mandible.

Corresponding author: Dr. Rahul Sharma, Postgraduate student, Department of Oral Medicine Radiology, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, Email: rohitsharma.itmu@gmail.com,

This article may be cited as: Sharma R, Khande KR, Awasthy D, Singh PP. Painless swelling of posterior mandible; central giant cell granuloma – A Case Report. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2016;2(4):66-68.