title: Differential diagnosis and treatment of autosomal dominant osteosclerosis of the mandible.
abstract: A 20-year-old patient who presented with concerns about her large mandible was found to have a generalized mild cortical sclerosis. She was treated successfully with staged orthognathic surgery, despite the dense sclerosis of the jaws.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's Hospital and King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Drage
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods