An infected dentigerous cyst complicated by periostitis ossificans. Case report

Aust Dent J. 1991 Aug;36(4):273-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb00722.x.

Abstract

Periostitis ossificans is a rare condition which has not been previously reported arising from an infected dentigerous cyst. This paper reports such a case in a twelve-year-old boy, and reviews the literature concerning periostitis ossificans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections*
  • Child
  • Dentigerous Cyst / complications*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandibular Diseases / complications*
  • Mandibular Diseases / etiology
  • Periostitis / etiology*