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MARTINS, Carlos Alberto Medeiros; FREDDO, Angelo Luiz; GOMES, Fernando Vacilotto  e  SANT'ANA FILHO, Manoel. Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia: a therapeutic challenge. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.4, pp.385-388. ISSN 1677-3888.

Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia is a benign fibro-osseous developmental anomaly where only one bone is involved. This disease usually begins in childhood and pr ogresses throughout puberty and adolescence. The present case is a 15 years-old male patient. The patient was concerned about asymptomatic swelling in his left mandible body. The literature review was used to establish diagnostic criteria, planning and treatment in order to guide the monostotic fibrous dysplasia exeresis in the jaws.

Palavras-chave : Fibrous Dysplasia; Monostotic; Mandible; Bone Remodeling.

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