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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Treatment Of Flbrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva:
Case Report And Literature Review
Khalid Al-Ruhaimi, BDS, MSc, Dr. Med Dent, F1CS, A. Lewis Nwoku, MD, DMD, FICS
King Saud University, College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
A case of a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is presented. Based on the knowledge that all known treatment modalities for this disease do not offer any cure, we advocate that surgical and/or adjunctive medical treatment would be selective until the nature of the disease is better understood. |