Asymptomatic florid cemento-osseous dysplasia usually requires no treatment. However, in an edentulous patient, the sclerotic masses may perforate the mucosa causing which complication?

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Asymptomatic florid cemento-osseous dysplasia usually requires no treatment. However, in an edentulous patient, the sclerotic masses may perforate the mucosa causing which complication?

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Osteomyelitis is the infection and inflammation of the bone and bone marrow that may occur if the edentulous mucosa is perforated. Fibrous dysplasia is the replacement of bone with abnormal fibrous connective tissue. An aneurysmal bone cyst is a pseudocyst seen in young adults; it may cause expansion of the involved bone. Central giant cell granuloma is composed of connective tissue containing multinucleated giant cells.

Asymptomatic Florid Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia Usually Requires No Treatment