CHERUBISM AND ITS MANAGEMENT: A CASE REPORT
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Keywords
Fibroosseous, giant cell lesions, jaw diseases, bone resorption
Abstract
Cherubism is a rare autosomal-dominant inherited syndrome and is usually self-limiting; it starts in early childhood and involutes by puberty. It is a benign fibro osseous disease, characterized by excessive bone degradation of jaws followed by development of fibrous tissue masses. The purpose of this clinical report is to describe a rare and aggressive form of cherubism on a patient that has been treated by gingivectomy and gingivoplasty to correct the gingival defects was performed and the bone defect was allowed to correct by itself to increase in the patient’s quality of life.
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Dr. Ashish Singh
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Supreeya Patel
Reader, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand
Dr. Nilotpol Kashyap
Professor & HOD, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand
Dr. Nishi Singh
PG-3rd yr, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand
Dr. Jaya
PG-1st yr, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand
Shivam Suman
PG-3rd yr, Department of oral Pathology, Vananchal Dental College & Hospital, Garhwa, Jharkhand