Prosthetic Rehabilitation in Marble Bone Disease

JOURNAL TITLE: International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Author
1. Vivek K Adlakha
2. Abhay Agarwal
3. Usha Rehani
ISSN
0974-7052
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1079i
Volume
3
Issue
3
Publishing Year
0
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
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    Abstract

    Osteopetrosis is a rare metabolic disease.1 Dental abnormalities may be attributed to the pathological changes in osteopetrosis. Patients with osteopetrosis are especially susceptible to osteomyelitis of mandible.1 A 13-year-old girl presented with complaint of jaw swelling on left side. The radiograph of left mandible (lateral oblique view) showed small sequestrum with irregularity and erosions of the mandibular cortical margins. This case report aims at diagnosis and treatment of osteopetrosis with superadded mandibular osteomyelitis—a are entity.

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