The classification of fibro-osseous lesions of the maxillofacial region has been a source of confusion for clinicians and pathologists for many years. Miller1 reported that Menzel was the first to describe a so-called fibro-osseous lesion in 1872. The term “ossifying” was first popularized in the British literature, but the lesion gained its current nosology from Montgomery in 1927.2 Subsequent to the introduction of the term “fibrous dysplasia” by Lichtenstein in 1938,3 it was suggested that lesions of the jaws previously designated as “fibrous osteoma” or “ossifying fibroma” be called by this term. In general, pathologists today agree that ossifying and cementifying fibromas represent an entity separate from fibrous dysplasia.4
Multiple ossifying fibromas of the jaws: A case report
Bianchi B;
2002-01-01
Abstract
The classification of fibro-osseous lesions of the maxillofacial region has been a source of confusion for clinicians and pathologists for many years. Miller1 reported that Menzel was the first to describe a so-called fibro-osseous lesion in 1872. The term “ossifying” was first popularized in the British literature, but the lesion gained its current nosology from Montgomery in 1927.2 Subsequent to the introduction of the term “fibrous dysplasia” by Lichtenstein in 1938,3 it was suggested that lesions of the jaws previously designated as “fibrous osteoma” or “ossifying fibroma” be called by this term. In general, pathologists today agree that ossifying and cementifying fibromas represent an entity separate from fibrous dysplasia.4
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