• Florid osseous dysplasia is a benign condition that usually involves multiple quadrants of the jaws.
• The lesions are often bilaterally and symmetrically positioned.They are associated with the apices of the teeth if present.
• It is clinically the most extensive form of cemento-osseous dysplasia.
• Adjacent teeth: not displaced- not resorbed- typically vital.
• Occasionally may cause expansion

Radiographic appearance

• Early stage: Radiolucent, not corticated
• Intermediate stage: Radiopacity within the apical radiolucencies
• Late stage: Densely radiopaque.The radiographic picture resembles cloud like masses which vary in size and shape. but surrounded by a thin radiolucent line.