Osteopetrosis – a review and report of two cases

We present a brief review of the rare condition of osteopetrosis together with two case reports of this disease in the same family affecting the jaws. The first in a 41‐year‐old woman, and the second in her 39‐year‐old brother. Plain films and computed tomography showed marked sclerosis of the affec...

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Published in:Oral diseases 2005-01, Vol.11 (1), p.46-49
Main Authors: Filho, AM, Castro Domingos, A, Freitas, DQ, Whaites, EJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
bone diseases
computed tomography
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Male
Osteopetrosis
Osteopetrosis - classification
Osteopetrosis - complications
Osteopetrosis - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Skull - diagnostic imaging
Tooth, Unerupted - diagnostic imaging
Tooth, Unerupted - etiology
X‐ray film
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Summary:We present a brief review of the rare condition of osteopetrosis together with two case reports of this disease in the same family affecting the jaws. The first in a 41‐year‐old woman, and the second in her 39‐year‐old brother. Plain films and computed tomography showed marked sclerosis of the affected bones with obliteration of the medullary cavities and thickening of the cortices as well as multiple absent and unerupted teeth. In addition radiographs showed discrete mixed radiopaque/radiolucent areas consistent with the appearance of fibro‐cemento‐osseous dysplasia, but which may also represent part of the overall spectrum of bone changes in osteopetrosis.
ISSN:1354-523X
1601-0825
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2004.01046.x