A case of osteopetrosis

Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary general disorder of bone, characterized by prominent radiographic features of skeletal sclerosis. Osteomyelitis of the mandible accompanied by osteopetrosis is a serious complication in the maxillofacial region. We report here a 58-year-old woman with chronic mandi...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 555 - 557
Main Authors SHIGEMATSU, Shiro, HANAI, Junichiro, NAKANE, Noriko, KOEDA, Hiromitsu, TAKANO, Nobuo, MURAMATSU, Takashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1995
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continuous resection
mandible
osteomyelitis
osteopetrosis
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Summary:Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary general disorder of bone, characterized by prominent radiographic features of skeletal sclerosis. Osteomyelitis of the mandible accompanied by osteopetrosis is a serious complication in the maxillofacial region. We report here a 58-year-old woman with chronic mandibular osteomyelitis accompanied by osteopetrosis caused by extraction of left first molar. The osteomyelitis caused a pathological fracture of the left side of the mandible, despite treatment by seqestrectomy and curettage. The osteomyelitis was successfully treated by mandibular continuous resection and immediate reconstruction of the mandible with a titanium plate. Three years after the operation, radiographs revealed newly formed bone in the lesion.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.41.555