Florid Cemento Osseous Dysplasia
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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2006-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2006;volume=18;issue=3;spage=176;epage=180;aulast=Sarala;type=0 |
Summary: | 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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ISSN: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 |