%0 Journal Article
%T Benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children. A 12-year retrospective study.
%A Kolomvos N
%A Theologie-Lygidakis N
%A Christopoulos P
%A Iatrou I
%J J Craniomaxillofac Surg
%V 41
%N 7
%D Oct 2013
%M 23290318
%F 3.192
%R 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.11.029
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Fibro-osseous lesions, a diverse group of bone disorders including developmental, reactive or dysplastic diseases and neoplasms, share overlapping clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features and demonstrate a wide range of biological behaviour.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To evaluate the characteristics, treatment and outcome of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws in children.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>All patients with fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws treated at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the «A & P Kyriakou» Children's Hospital of Athens from 2000 to 2011 were included in this study. Data were retrieved from patients' files and their present situation was registered.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Sixteen males and 10 females (mean age 8.5 years) were treated. Fibrous dysplasia was most often encountered (26.9%), and the mandible was the most frequent location (76.9%). All cases were surgically treated and histopathologically confirmed. Marginal ostectomy was performed in 7 cases, partial ostectomy in 4, enucleation and curettage in 10 and trimming-remodelling in 5 cases. Mean follow-up was of 5.5 years with no recurrence, except in one case of fibrous dysplasia.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Fibro-osseous lesions, although sharing similar microscopic features, exhibit a variety of clinical behaviour rendering their treatment highly individualized.