Uncontrolled growth of the alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible in a 20-month-old child. Report of a case.
An unusual case of overgrowth of the alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible of a 20-month-old child has been presented. Photographs and roentgenograms and the microscopic report on the tissue taken from one of the processes at the postmortem examination are submitted.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development; D008437:Maxilla