Ossifying fibroma of the jaws: a clinical study of 14 cases and review of the literature.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of ossifying fibroma (OF) in a group of 14 patients treated in our clinic and discuss the management and the prognosis of this tumor.

Study Design: The study included 14 consecutive patients with OF of the jaws with ages ranging from 7 to 55 years. Primary site distribution was maxilla (1), maxilla, maxillary sinus (1), and mandible (12).

Variable histopathological features of 6 cases of aneurysmal bone cysts developed in the jaws: review of the literature.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of treatment of 6 patients with ABC who were treated in our clinic.

Material And Methods: A group of 6 patients with ABC were treated in the clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the "G. Papanikolaou" hospital in Thessaloniki.

Osteonecrosis of the jaws due to bisphosphonate use. A review of 60 cases and treatment proposals.

Purpose: Bisphosphonates are compounds used in the treatment of various metabolic and malignant bone diseases. In the last two and a half years, there has been a striking increased referral of patients with exposed necrotic jawbone, mostly after several teeth extractions. The only clinical feature common in all patients was the use of bisphosphonates in the treatment of bone diseases.