title: The prevalence of benign fibro-osseous lesions of periodontal ligament origin in black women: a radiographic survey.
abstract: A radiographic study was conducted to determine the prevalence of benign fibro-osseous lesions of periodontal ligament origin (BFOLPDLO) in black women. Of 491 black women with both a panoramic radiograph and a full or partial periapical series, thirty-eight or 7.7% (age-adjusted rate = 7.7%) exhibited BFOLPDLO. Of these thirty-eight patients, twenty-nine had what is clinically recognized as periapical cemental dysplasia, for a prevalence of 5.9% (age-adjusted rate = 5.5%). The combination of a panoramic radiograph and a full or partial periapical series appeared more sensitive in the detection of BFOLPDLO than a panoramic radiograph or full series alone.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Neville
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Albenesius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013022:South Carolina; D001741:Black or African American