title: Immature fibrous dysplasia: a mixed radio-opaque radiolucent lesion.
abstract: Fibrous dysplasia is a bone pathology characterised by abnormal differentiation of osteoblasts leading to replacement of normal marrow and cancellous bone by immature bone and fibrous stroma. A case report of a 20-year-old female patient with a chief complaint of a swelling in the right upper back tooth region, of 6 months duration which was diagnosed as an immature fibrous dysplasia is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. shajihoss@gmail.com
authors.forename: Preeti P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Darpan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shreenivas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult