"Vanishing Bone Disease" in Maxillofacial Region: A Review and Our Experience.

Vanishing bone disease (VBD) is a rare disease of unknown etiology which is characterised by progressive replacement of bony framework by proliferation of endothelial lined lymphatic vessels. It has been given numerous names like massive osteolysis, Gorham's disease, phantom bone disease, and progressive osteolysis. It has no age, sex or race predilection.

Non-familial cherubism.

Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting, non-neoplastic fibro-osseous disorder of the jaws, usually seen in pediatric population. It is characterized by painless bilateral swelling of the jaws that gives the patient a typical cherubic appearance. Here, we describe the clinical, radiographic, histologic and computed tomographic features of cherubism in a 6-year-old boy.