Pathology · single question
A middle-aged African American woman presents with a (typically multifocal) jaw lesion. Most likely?
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Correct answer: A. Cemento-osseous dysplasia (e.g., florid COD)
- A. Correct. Cemento-osseous dysplasia (especially florid/periapical COD) has a strong predilection for middle-aged Black women, often asymptomatic and multifocal at the tooth apices.
- B. Incorrect. An amalgam tattoo is a soft-tissue pigmentation, not a jaw (bony) lesion with this demographic.
- C. Incorrect. A torus is a developmental bony exostosis without this specific demographic association.