Open AccessNon-familial Cherubism
Author(s) -
Virendra Kumar Prajapati
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.111609
Subject(s) - cherubism , medicine , radiography , limiting , family history , population , pathology , anatomy , dermatology , radiology , giant cell , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting disease that usually affects jaws of pediatric population and is characterized by diffuse, bilateral and multilocular bony enlargement of jaws with a typical radiographic and histopathological appearance. Here, we describe a case of an 8-year-old child without any family history of this genetic disorder.