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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 33
| Issue : 4 | Page : 344-346 |
Periostitis ossificans (Garrè's osteomyelitis): An unusual case
Deepesh Singh1, Priya Subramaniam2, Panduranga Deepak Bhayya3
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bommanahalli, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Pacific Dental College, Debari, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Deepesh Singh
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jodhpur Dental College, General Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan - 342 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.165718
Garrè's sclerosing osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that mainly affects children and young adults and is commonly associated with odontogenic infection. The paper describes an unusual case of Garrè's osteomyelitis in an 11-year-old boy, in whom the condition arose following poor oral hygiene and periodontal problems in relation to permanent mandibular left first molar. Clinically the patient presented with bony hard, nontender swelling and the occlusal radiograph revealed pathognomic feature of "onion skin" appearance.
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