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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Main Authors: K Sarala, S Jayachandran, Kayal, K Bakyalakshmi, Nalini Aswath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
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
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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.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572