SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OSSEOUS DYSPLASIA IN THE MANDIBLE

The osseous dysplasias (ODs) are nonneoplastic conditions characterized by replacement of bone with abnormal fibrous tissue accompanied by gradual deposition of mineralized masses in the jaws. The classification of ODs includes focal OD, periapical OD, florid OD, and familial gigantiform cementoma. An expansive growth is rare and occurs most frequently in the latter group. We will present a case of osseous dysplasia in the mandible. The first surgical procedure occurred when the patient was 13 years old. The patient was surgically treated because of the large bone volume developed in the mandible, making it asymmetric. The patient was followed up until the age of 20 and again presented bone growth in the body region and mandibular angle. There was a second surgical intervention to regularize the area and return mandibular symmetry. The patient has 3 years of follow-up of the second surgical intervention and no intercurrences of the lesion.