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HERNANDEZ CANCINO, Claudia Marcela; WEISMANN, Rubén  e  GERHARDT DE OLIVEIRA, Marilia. Displasia fibrosa monostótica: Relato de un caso clínico. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2002, vol.39, n.3, pp. 417-426. ISSN 1561-297X.

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare bening pathology, generally asymptomatic affecting the bone tissue. Due to the gradual replacement of the bone tissue by fibrous tissue, aesthetic and functional bone alterations are produced. A review of the literature on FD is made and it is reported a clinical case of a 33-year-old man presenting facial deformity as a result of the slow and progressive growth.of the jaw.

Palavras-chave : FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, MONOSTOTIC [diagnosis]; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, MONOSTOTIC [etiology]; JAW ABNORMALITIES; TOMOGRAPHY; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES.