title: Fibro-osseous lesions of craniofacial bones. The role of imaging.
abstract: Fibro-osseous lesions of the craniofacial structures are a group of pathologic conditions that are somewhat difficult to classify. Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaw may be divided into two categories: fibrous dysplasia, a developmental lesion characterized by the development of swelling, which consists of proliferating fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone; and those that have been postulated to originate from the periodontal ligament. This article describes the imaging characteristics of fibrous dysplasia and other fibro-osseous lesions of oral bones, including ossifying fibroma, periapical cemental dysplasia, cemento-ossifying fibroma, and florid osseous dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohammadi-Araghi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haery
mesh_terms: D002485:Cementoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging