ISSN: 1300-7734
Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce
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Fibro-osseous Lesions Of The Jaws: Report Of Three Cases
Necdet DOĞAN, DDS, PhD. Assoc. Prof.,a Can Engin DURMAZ, DDS, Residenta Kemal Murat OKCU, DDS, PhD Assis. Prof.,a Metin ŞENÇİMEN, Resident,a Özlem ÜÇOK, DDS, PhD. Assoc. Prof.b
Departments of aOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, bOral Diagnosis and Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, ANKARA
The fibro-osseous lesions represent a large group of disorders that have many common characteristics including clinical, radiographic and microscopic features. Although most of them are unknown aetiology, some are believed to be neoplastic and others are related to metabolic imbalances. It is not unusual to see these lesions presenting with a large range of radiographic appearances, causing considerable diagnostic confusion owing to their similar histology. Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws comprise a controversial group of pathologic condition that causes difficulty in classification, pathogenesis and treatment.
The aim of this study is to discuss the current concept of fibro-osseous lesions and to emphasize the importance of clinical and surgical findings of this lesions. In this article, three benign fibro-osseous lesions; fibrous dysplasia, focal cemento-osseous dysplasia, ossifying fibroma were evaluated according to their clinic, radiographic and histopathologic findings.Keywords: Fibrous dysplasia of bone; bone developmentTurkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci 2007, 13:146-152
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