title: Orthopedic and orthodontic treatment in central giant cell granuloma treated with calcitonin.
abstract: Central giant cell granuloma of the jaw is a benign lesion of unknown etiology that occurs with very low frequency. It mainly occurs in children and young adults and is more common in the mandible. The most common treatment is surgical removal; however, alternative therapies (intralesional injections of corticosteroids, interferon alpha, and calcitonin) have been used in order to avoid undesirable damage to the jaws and teeth. The lesion may cause root resorption, tooth germ displacement, and other dental problems, as well as malocclusion that must be treated orthodontically. The orthodontic, orthopedic, and calcitonin-based treatments of one of these cases is presented.
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romance
authors.forename: José Ismael
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Garcia-Recuero
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Fernández
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin