Everyday Oral Surgery Dr. Robert Marx: Update on Treatment of Fibro-Osseous Lesions
In this episode, we do a deep dive into causes, risk factors, and recommended treatments for a variety of fibro-osseous lesions. Our guest today is Dr. Robert Marx, a recently retired oral surgeon who is now pursuing stem cell research. Robert has a wealth of knowledge on fibro-osseous lesions; from periapical cemental dysplasia and florid cemento-osseous dysplasia to fibrous dysplasia and cherubism. After listening to this episode, you’ll know when you should treat a fibro-osseous lesion and when you should “let sleeping dogs lie,” symptoms to look out for when diagnosing patients, which patients will need lifelong follow-ups, and which lesions are and are not hereditary. Fibro-osseous lesions are commonly misdiagnosed, so tune in today to prevent making that mistake!
Key Points From This Episode:
- An explanation of what fibro-osseous lesions are.
- Periapical cemental dysplasia: causes and risk factors for this type of lesion.
- How to treat focal cemento-osseous dysplasia.
- When patients with periapical cemental dysplasia or focal cemento-osseous dysplasia will experience pain.
- A rare problem that can occur in patients with florid cemento-osseous dysplasia.
- How to identify fibrous dysplasia.
- Advice for undertaking an osseo sculpting procedure.
- The potential for regrowth of fibrous dysplasia.
- Why a quiescent period is recommended when fibrous dysplasia is identified.
- An overview of the four types of fibrous dysplasia.
- The cause of all types of fibrous dysplasias.
- How cherubism got its name.
- Symptoms of the three different types of cherubism.
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