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This 74-Year-Old Patient Presents with an Enlargement of the Maxilla

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This 74-year-old patient presents with an enlargement of the maxilla, pain, and a chief complaint that his dentures no longer fit. Radiographic examination reveals a patchy radiolucency and radiopacity that resembles cotton wool. These findings are indicative of what disease of bone?

This 74-year-old patient presents with an enlargement of the maxilla, pain, and a chief complaint that his dentures no longer fit. Radiographic examination reveals a patchy radiolucency and radiopacity that resembles cotton wool. These findings are indicative of what disease of bone?


A) Osteomalacia
B) Paget disease of bone
C) Fibrous dysplasia
D) Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia

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