Difficulties in the diagnosis of periapical translucencies and in the classification of cemento-osseous dysplasia
Abstract Background Cemento-osseous dysplasia is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of the tooth-bearing region of the jaws with a periodontal ligament origin. It appears predominantly in Black and Asian middle-aged females. Its importance is that it could mimic a periapical lesion in the early, transluc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Oral Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-019-0843-0 |