Cherubism: long-term follow-up of 2 patients in whom it regressed without treatment

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 567-570

  Silva, Guilherme Costa Carvalho ^a   Gomez, Ricardo Santiago ^a   Vieira, Tainah Couto ^a   Silva, Edgard Carvalho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cherubism; Familial fibrous dysplasia; Follow up; Giant cell; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FACE EDEMA; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

CHERUBISM; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 34548593214     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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