Bilateral osteoporotic bone marrow defects of the mandible: a case report

Autor: Bravo-Calderón Diego, Oliveira Denise, Martins dos Santos Wagner Humberto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Head & Face Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 22 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-160X
DOI: 10.1186/1746-160X-8-22
Popis: Abstract Osteoporotic bone marrow defect of the jaws has been reported as a poorly demarcated radiolucency that affect mainly posterior mandible of middle-aged woman. The incidence of this condition is not exactly established and its pathogenesis remains unknown. An additional unusual case of osteoporotic bone marrow defects occurring bilaterally in the mandibular edentulous regions of a 32-year-old white woman is presented reinforcing its diagnostic criteria and histopathological findings.
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