Figure 5

Cherubism. A 5 year old boy who after a mild trauma underwent a dental evaluation. A. Examination revealed marked fullness of the cheeks, expansion of the malar eminences and the mandibular angle regions. B. Intraoral examination was significant for expansion of the mandibular alveolus in the permanent molar regions. C and D. Panoramic radiograph revealed bilateral radiolucent lesions in the mandible and maxilla (arrows). The lesions were displacing the permanent second molar tooth buds superior to the first molar teeth. E and F. Intraoral biopsy and removal of the displaced second molar tooth buds leaving the first molar tooth buds in place to erupt. Pathologic diagnosis was fibro-osseous lesion consistent with cherubism.