• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 1992

Osteopetrosis is a rare skeletal disease of unknown etiology. Osteomyelitic changes in the jaw bones are frequently seen in this disease, especially in the mandible and may follow upon tooth extraction. A case is reported of a 31-year-old male who was seen because of intraorally exposed bony spicule and chronic dull pain. Radiographic and haematological investigations led to the diagnosis of osteopeirosis with osteomyelitis. The striking radiologic findings were pathologic mandibular fracture and generalized skeletal thickening. The present case could be grouped under the benign form, type II osteopetrosis. With the conservative and minimally invasive modes of treatment including administration of penicillin G sodium, curettage and closed reduction, we could successfully manage the osteomyelitis and pathologic fracture associated osteopetrosis.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2000

A 37-year-old male with the complaint of intermittent gingival swelling and dull pain associated with the food impaction of the mandibular third molar area was referred to our department of Chonbuk National University Hospital. The dental history of the patient showed that he had extracted the maxillary left third molar without complications two years ago. Intraoral and panoramic radiographs showed diffuse increased radiopacity of the maxilla and mandible. The trabecular pattern was obliterated. Postero-anterior skull and lateral skull radiographs showed thickening of cortical bone and diffuse increased radiopacity of the skull. Additional radiographs showed similar changes in the lumbar spine, clavicles, iliac bone and femur. However, no evidence of osteomyelitis was observed clinically and radiographically. Laboratory findings showed normal values of serum calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase. Based on the radiographic examinations and the laboratory findings, final diagnosis was made as a benign osteopetrosis.

• 치과방사선
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 1977

The authors had observed a rare case of osteopetrosis from 8 years old male who had complained nasal obstruction at, Department of Dental Radiology, Kyung Hee University. In the serial roentgenograms the following results were revealed. 1. This osteopetrosis was considered to be malignant rather than benign. 2. In the skull, the greatest degree of radiopacity was found in the base. The pituitary fossa appeared to be small and posterior clinoid process revealed clubbing and thickening. 3. In the frontal and nasal bones were slightly enlarged with marked radiopacity and paranasal sinuses were obscured. 4. The maxilla was markedly affected and bony trabeculae were seen to be coarse and thickened but mandibular posterior segment slightly. 5. There were long retardation of the tooth eruption and physiologic resorption of the deciduous teeth, and tooth root revealed stunted and dwarfed appearance in the both jaws. 6. In this case, the thickened alveolar lamina dura was indistinguishable.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.473-478
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• 1999

골화석증은 드문 유전성 질환으로서 신체 모든 골에 걸쳐 골밀도가 증가한다. 1880년 Newman이 처음 보고하였고, 이후 Jacksh가 언급한 바 있으나 1904년 $Albers-Sch\ddot{o}nberg$에 의해 체계적으로 보고되었다. 골화석증은 그동안 Marmoknochen, $Albers-Sch\ddot{o}nberg$ disease, marble bone disease, osteosclerosis fragilis generalosata등으로 불리웠다. 골화석증의 원인은 현재로서는 명확히 밝혀지지 않았지만, 골조직의 정상적인 흡수작용이 장애를 받아서 상대적으로 골밀도가 증가되어 나타난 것으로 보고 있다. 골화석증은 대개 악성형인 선천형(Osteopetrosis congenita)과 양성형인 만발형(Osteopetrosis tarda)의 두가지 형태로 분류되어지며, 최근에는 그 중간형태인 intermediate recessive form이 보고되었다. 상염색체성 열성유전되는 선천형인 경우에는 좀 더 증상이 심하며, 생후 몇 개월내에 진단된다. 상염색체성 우성유전되는 만발형인 경우에는 그 증상이 훨씬 양호하여 자각증상이 거의 없을 수도 있어서 신체 다른 부위에 골절이 있을 때 여러 검사를 하다보면 비로소 발견되기도 한다. 골밀도가 계속 증가함에 따라 골수강이 기능이 저하되어 빈혈등의 혈액병변이 생기며, 신경주위의 골의 과다성장으로 신경학적 병변이 나타난다. 또한 골의 강도가 계속 증가하여 골은 쉽게 골절된다. 이러한 골절은 만발형 환자들의 첫 번째 증상으로 나타나기도 한다. 저자는 치아동요, 치아의 조기탈락, 맹출지연을 주소로 본원에 내원한 환아로서 골화석증으로 진단되었기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1999

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.