Pycnodisostosis: Report of a case

Toshio SUGAHARA; Yoshihide MORI; Masaaki TAKITA; Tomoaki KAWAMOTO; Yasuyuki KANO; Katsuhiro MINAMI; Katsuaki MISHIMA; Masayoshi SAKUDA

doi:10.5794/jjoms.37.1546

Toshio SUGAHARA, Yoshihide MORI, Masaaki TAKITA, Tomoaki KAWAMOTO, Yasuyuki KANO, Katsuhiro MINAMI, Katsuaki MISHIMA, Masayoshi SAKUDA

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Keywords: Pycnodysostosis, oral and maxillo-facial findings, ccphalometric analysis

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1991 Volume 37 Issue 8 Pages 1546-1551

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.37.1546

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Abstract

Pycnodysostosis is a rare and hereditary sclerosing bone disorder characterized bydwarfism, open cranial sutures, mandibular angle loss and hypoplasia of the maxilla. Weexperienced to treat a 39-year-old female patient and analyzed her general, oral, and maxillofacialmorphology.
We mentioned characteristics of the disease and discriminating points of similar diseases.

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