Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia: a case report with brief synopsis

Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia clearly looks to be a form of bone and/or cementoid tissues limited to jaw bones. It commonly affects middle-aged women in the fourth and fifth decade. It is usually asymptomatic and is incidentally diagnosed based upon clinical and radiographic examinations. Radio graphically the lesion shows bilaterally diffuse irregularly shaped radiopacities in the alveolar processes involving at least two quadrants. Management of an asymptomatic patient consists of regular follow up with reinforcement of good oral hygiene to prevent loss of teeth and management of the symptomatic patient is more difficult due to dysplastic bone with compromised blood supply, which is susceptible to infection. This article presents a rare case report of a 45-year-old south Indian female who was clinically and radiographically diagnosed as florid cemento-osseous dysplasia affecting the entire mandible.