Florid Osseous Dysplasia.
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2010-10
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Florid osseous dysplasia is a rare non-neoplastic and asymptomatic bone disorder involving the jaws. It is commonly
seen in elderly females. Discovered on routine radiographic examination it manifests as radiopacities involving multiple
quadrants. Microscopically, the lesion shows a fibroblastic proliferation along with irregular trabeculae of woven bone and
cementum like material. Here with presenting two such interesting cases of this rare entity presenting in a family and
associated with multiple impacted teeth.
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Florid osseous dysplasia, Gigantiform cementoma, Florid osseous dysplasia
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Hunasgi Santosh, Raghunath Vandana. Florid Osseous Dysplasia. Annals and Essences of Dentistry. 2010 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 214-217.