Jaw osteomyelitis as a complication in osteopetrosis.

Osteopetrosis is a rare bone dysplasia. The disease is characterized by osteoclast dysfunction, producing diffuse symmetrical increase in skeletal bone density and exhibiting various clinical manifestation because of heterogeneous entity. Among them, jaw osteomyelitis, frequently mandibular osteomyelitis, is an important complication encountered in these patients.