title: Fibrous dysplasia of the palate: report of a case and review of palatal swellings.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia is a benign fibroosseous lesion characterised by the replacement of normal bone by excessive proliferation of cellular fibrous connective tissue which is slowly replaced by bone, osteoid, or cementum-like material. It causes bone pain, deformities, and pathological fractures. Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a sporadic benign skeletal disorder that can affect one bone (monostotic form) or multiple bones (polyostotic form). In this paper, we present case of a monostotic fibrous dysplasia on the hard palate of 14-year-old girl and a tabular review of common palatal swellings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Ghailla, Lucknow 226003, India.
authors.forename: Balasundari
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shreedhar
authors.forename: Mala
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamboj
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sameera
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shamim Khan