title: Cherubism: report of three cases.
abstract: Cherubism is a very rare, inherited autosomal-dominant disease, affecting mostly the mandible. Usually the chief complaint on examination is painless bilateral swelling involving the angles of the mandible. On palpation, the lesions are hard and the jaw is expanded; often there is displacement of erupted teeth.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002636:Cherubism / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology