"Osteomyelitis of mandible"-a rare presentation of osteopetrosis

Osteopetrosis is a rare metabolic disease. Dental abnormalities may be attributed to the pathological changes in osteopetrosis. Patients with disease seem to be especially susceptible to osteomyelitis of mandible. A 9 yrs old girl presented with complaints of jaw swelling on left side with multiple...

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Main Authors: I Ahmad, S Z Abbas, F Haque, M Rashid, S A Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2006-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.29103