A Case of Osteopetrosis Including Mandible

하악골 침범을 포함한 골화석증 1예

  • Shin, Keum-Back (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Do-Yun (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Oh, Hee-Myung (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University)
  • 신금백 (전북대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 김도윤 (전북대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실) ;
  • 오희명 (전북대학교 치과대학 구강내과학 교실)
  • Published : 1999.03.30

Abstract

The authors experienced a diagnosis of a benign form of osteopetrosis based on the comprehensive data obtained from (1) clinical examination, (2) radiological and nuclear medicinal findings of the thickening of cortex of mandible, femur, clavicle, and the increased bone density of mandible, maxilla, cranial base, calvarium, lumbar, femur, and additionally (3) histopathological findings of sclerotic bony tissue in a Korean male of 38-year-old.

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