Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
- Volume 24 Issue 1
- /
- Pages.1-8
- /
- 1999
- /
- 2288-9272(pISSN)
- /
- 2383-8493(eISSN)
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)
- 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.
Keywords