title: Benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children. A 12-year retrospective study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fibro-osseous lesions, a diverse group of bone disorders including developmental, reactive or dysplastic diseases and neoplasms, share overlapping clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features and demonstrate a wide range of biological behaviour.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the characteristics, treatment and outcome of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws treated at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the «A & P Kyriakou» Children's Hospital of Athens from 2000 to 2011 were included in this study. Data were retrieved from patients' files and their present situation was registered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen males and 10 females (mean age 8.5 years) were treated. Fibrous dysplasia was most often encountered (26.9%), and the mandible was the most frequent location (76.9%). All cases were surgically treated and histopathologically confirmed. Marginal ostectomy was performed in 7 cases, partial ostectomy in 4, enucleation and curettage in 10 and trimming-remodelling in 5 cases. Mean follow-up was of 5.5 years with no recurrence, except in one case of fibrous dysplasia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibro-osseous lesions, although sharing similar microscopic features, exhibit a variety of clinical behaviour rendering their treatment highly individualized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. C. Alexandridis), Dental School at "A. & P. Kyriakou Children's Hospital" (Director: Prof. I. Iatrou), University of Athens, Greece. Electronic address: ngcolon1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kolomvos
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Theologie-Lygidakis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iatrou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002485:Cementoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003475:Curettage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Children; Fibro-osseous lesions; Jaws; Treatment