Cherubism: Report of a case.

Contemp Clin Dent

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PSM College of Dental Science, Akkikkavu, Thrissur, India.

Published: July 2013

Cherubism is an uncommon fibro-osseous disorder of the jaw that presents with varying degrees of involvement and tendency towards spontaneous remission. Children are normal at birth and the expanding jaw is noticed within the first year of life becoming progressively larger until the beginning of adolescence. Lesions are characterized by replacement of bone with fibrovascular tissue containing abundant multinucleated giant cells. Here, we describe a case of cherubism in a 4-year-old child with swelling on both sides of mandible with clinic radiographic features and suggestions for therapy.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793559PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.118344DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

case cherubism
8
cherubism report
4
report case
4
cherubism uncommon
4
uncommon fibro-osseous
4
fibro-osseous disorder
4
disorder jaw
4
jaw presents
4
presents varying
4
varying degrees
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!