Focal cemento-osseous dysplasia of mandible

Fibro-osseous lesions are disturbances in bone metabolism in which normal bone is replaced by a connective tissue matrix that then gradually develops into cemento-osseous tissue. Typically, the lesion is asymptomatic and is detected on routine radiographic examination. Radiologically, this lesion ha...

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Published in:BMJ Case Reports 2012, Vol.2012
Main Authors: Cankaya, Abdülkadir Burak, Erdem, Mehmet Ali, Olgac, Vakur, Firat, Deniz Refia
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Fibro-osseous lesions are disturbances in bone metabolism in which normal bone is replaced by a connective tissue matrix that then gradually develops into cemento-osseous tissue. Typically, the lesion is asymptomatic and is detected on routine radiographic examination. Radiologically, this lesion has three stages of maturation: pure radiolucent, radiopaque/mixed radiolucent, and radiopaque appearance. During these stages the lesion can be misdiagnosed. In this case report a 69-year- old patient with a a complaint of painless swelling of the left mandibular molar and premolar area is presented along with a review of the differential diagnoses considered in order to reach a final diagnosis of focal cemento-osseous dysplasia.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006432