Case Report

Focal osseous dysplasia: a case report

  • Aydın Özkan
  • Metin Şençimen
  • Hasan Ayberk Altuğ
  • Gürkan Raşit Bayar
  • Aydın Gülses
  • Ömer Günhan

Received Date: 19.01.2011 Accepted Date: 30.03.2011 Gulhane Med J 2012;54(1):74-76

Focal osseous dysplasia is an asymptomatic malformation with a benign character and belongs to the group of fibro-osseous lesions. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of focal osseous dysplasia are unknown, it is believed to be originating histogenetically from periodontal ligament. It usually appears in dentate or edentulous posterior mandibular region. In this report, focal osseous dysplasia diagnosed histopathologically and radiologically in the edentulous right mandibular posterior region of a 46-year-old female patient is presented. The lesion was enucleated under local anesthesia. No relapsing pathology was detected in the postoperative follow up period of six months.

Keywords: Focal osseous dysplasia, bone diseases, mandible, periodontal ligament