Non-familial Cherubism

Non-familial Cherubism

Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting disease that usually affects jaws of pediatric population and is characterized by diffuse, bilateral and multilocular bony enlargement of jaws with a typical radiographic and histopathological appearance. Here, we describe a case of an 8-year-old child without any...

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Main Author: Virendra Kumar Prajapati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Bilateral jaw swelling
Cherubism
giant cell lesion
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=1;spage=88;epage=89;aulast=Prajapati
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Summary:Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting disease that usually affects jaws of pediatric population and is characterized by diffuse, bilateral and multilocular bony enlargement of jaws with a typical radiographic and histopathological appearance. Here, we describe a case of an 8-year-old child without any family history of this genetic disorder.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361

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