Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia. Radiographic study with special emphasis on computed tomography

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1994 Sep;78(3):391-6. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(94)90074-4.

Abstract

This article describes the computed tomographic and conventional radiographic findings for florid cemento-osseous dysplasia. A low-density thin layer or cystlike area was observed around the high-density masses in the tooth-bearing area in the seven cases studied. Expansion of the buccal and lingual cortical plates was observed in association with cystlike areas, but was infrequently observed in florid cemento-osseous dysplasia not having such areas. The computed tomographic number of the high-density masses ranged from 772 to 1587 Hounsfield Units and was equivalent to that of cementum or cortical bone.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alveolar Process / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cementoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography