Infantile cortical hyperostosis of the mandible

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Sep;46(6):497-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.12.008. Epub 2008 Feb 11.

Abstract

Infantile cortical hypersotosis is a rare disease that affects children during the first six months of life, and is characterized by new periosteal bone formation. We report a case that affected the left mandible in a 3-month-old boy treated with indometacin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Indomethacin / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mandibular Diseases / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Indomethacin