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Table II

Radiological and histological characteristics of different types of BFOL.

Radiological and histopathological features Classification of BFOL according to WHO 2005

  Ossifying fibroma
n = 60
Fibrous dysplasia
n = 19
Osseous dysplasia
n = 12
central giant cell granuloma
n = 7
Features of the image        
Radiolucent 21.7% 57.1%
Mixed-density 6.7% 15.8% 8.3% 14.3%
Radio-opaque 71.6% 84.2% 91.7% 28.6%
Root resorption 33.3%
Root divergence 16.7% 100%
Displacement of teeth 41.7% 100%
Borders of the image        
Well defined 66.7% 41.7% 57.1%
Ill defined 33.3% 100% 58.3% 42.9%
Histopathological features        
Thick curvilinear trabeculae 98%
Separate bony trabeculae 100% 84.2%
Woven bone in fibrous stroma 100% 100% 100%
Variable amount of lamella bone 100% 33.3%
Storiform pattern 48.3% 5.3%
Giant cells 100% 100% 100%
Loose collagen 100% 100% 85.7%
Dense collagen 14.3%
Osteoblastic rimming 66.7%
Bone trabeculae with large osteocytes within lacunae 100% 31.6%
Haemorrhage foci 100% 100% 100%

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