Radiographic Diagnosis of Fibrous Dysplasia in Maxilla

Fibrous dysplasia is a rare bone disorder characterized by the replacement of normal bone by abnormal fibrous tissue. Here we present a 16-year-old female with a fibrous dysplasia in the maxilla and obliteration of the sinus in the same side. Cone beam computed tomography scan revealed a mixed radio...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 10; no. 8; p. e3127
Main Authors Kochanowski, Natalie E, Badry, Mahmoud S, Abdelkarim, Ahmed Z, Lozanoff, Scott, Syed, Ali Z
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 10.08.2018
Cureus
Subjects
Age
Airway management
Bone diseases
Case reports
Fractures
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Radiology
Signal transduction
Sinuses
Teeth
Cleveland Ohio
Cairo Egypt
United States > US
Egypt
fibrous dysplasia
ground glass
mixed radiopacity
cbct
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Summary:Fibrous dysplasia is a rare bone disorder characterized by the replacement of normal bone by abnormal fibrous tissue. Here we present a 16-year-old female with a fibrous dysplasia in the maxilla and obliteration of the sinus in the same side. Cone beam computed tomography scan revealed a mixed radiopacity that extended from the alveolar crest of the right posterior teeth to the right orbital floor in the superior-inferior direction. The radiopaque areas had homogenous ground glass appearance. There is a loss of bone trabeculation, thinning of the cortical boundaries but still intact, and a loss of the lamina dura around the right posterior permanent teeth. The radiographical features of the lesion were indicative of fibrous dysplasia in the maxilla.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.3127