Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws

Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws can be a challenging area of head and neck pathology due to significant overlap in histological appearance, requiring careful clinico-pathological correlation. In this review we aim to outline the fibro-osseous lesions which can present in the head and neck region, including; fibrous dysplasia, cemento-osseous dysplasia, juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma, psammomatoid ossifying fibroma and cemento-ossifying fibroma. The clinical presentation, radiological appearance, histopathological features and differential diagnoses for each lesion will be discussed.