Osteopetrosis: a case report including gross and microscopic findings in the mandible at autopsy.
A case of juvenile osteopetrosis in a 10-year-old girl, including the skeletal, hematologic, and neurologic features, is described. Ankylosis of cementum to bone was evident in histologic sections, providing a possible explanation for the delayed or impaired eruption of teeth. A summary of the literature on the pathogenesis of osteopetrosis is presented.
Younai
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Department of Dentistry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.
Eisenbud
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Sciubba
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D000844:Ankylosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000473:pathology; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000473:pathology