Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology (Jan 2006)

Florid Cemento Osseous Dysplasia

  • K Sarala,
  • S Jayachandran,
  • Kayal,
  • K Bakyalakshmi,
  • Nalini Aswath

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 3
pp. 176 – 180

Abstract

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Florid Cemento Osseous Dysplasia (FCOD) is a condition in which diffuse asymptomatic radiopaque and radiolucent intra osseous areas of cementoosseous tissue occurs involving one or both arches. It is most often seen in middle-aged African American women. A 50 year old patient with painless multiple radiopaque lesions bilaterally in both jaws is presented its clinical, radiographic histological features and a brief review of literatures are discussed.

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