Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2012)

Fibrous Dysplasia of the Palate: Report of a Case and Review of Palatal Swellings

  • Balasundari Shreedhar,
  • Mala Kamboj,
  • Nishant Kumar,
  • Sameera Shamim Khan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/179853
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Fibrous dysplasia is a benign fibroosseous lesion characterised by the replacement of normal bone by excessive proliferation of cellular fibrous connective tissue which is slowly replaced by bone, osteoid, or cementum-like material. It causes bone pain, deformities, and pathological fractures. Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a sporadic benign skeletal disorder that can affect one bone (monostotic form) or multiple bones (polyostotic form). In this paper, we present case of a monostotic fibrous dysplasia on the hard palate of 14-year-old girl and a tabular review of common palatal swellings.