Computed tomography findings of periostitis ossificans
Braz. j. oral sci
;
9(1): 59-62, Jan.-Mar. 2010. ilus
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in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: lil-578049
ABSTRACT
Periostitis ossificans (PO) is a type of chronic osteomyelitis, an inflammation of cortical and cancellous bone. In the maxillo facial region, the mandible is most frequently affected. The cause of inflammatory subperiosteal bone production in PO is spread of infection from a bacterial focus (e.g. odontogenic disease, pulpal or periodontal infection, and extraction wounds). This pathology is most commonin younger people (mean age of 13 years). Conventional radiographs are one of the most usefultools for diagnosis, but in some cases computed tomography (CT) has a key role in both diagnosis and identification of the tissues involved. This paper reports two cases of PO in which CT help edestablishing the suspicious etiology a 12-year-old boy with PO of pulpal origin and a 14-year-old boy with PO of periodontal origin.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Periostitis
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Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
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Chronic Disease
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Bahia/BR
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State University of Campinas/BR
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State University of Feira de Santana/BR
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