What Is Dense Bone Island

The “Dense Bone Island” (DBI) is a radiopaque lesion referred in leterature as idiopathic osteosclerosis

Is bone island cancerous?

Bone islands are usually considered benign, stable, nonprogressive lesions, radiographically characterized by an ovoid, round, or oblong homogeneously dense and sclerotic focus in the spongiosa, with a preference for the long bones and the pelvis.

What is dense bone?

A “Dense Bone Island” (DBI) is a localized, well-defined, radiopaque mass in the jaw with a round, elliptical or irregular shape and a variable size (1). Most of these lesions are asymptomatic, and represented casual finds in routine X-rays.