Bilateral osteoporotic bone marrow defects of the mandible: a case report

Head Face Med. 2012 Aug 8:8:22. doi: 10.1186/1746-160X-8-22.

Abstract

Osteoporotic bone marrow defect of the jaws has been reported as a poorly demarcated radiolucency that affect mainly posterior mandible of middle-aged woman. The incidence of this condition is not exactly established and its pathogenesis remains unknown. An additional unusual case of osteoporotic bone marrow defects occurring bilaterally in the mandibular edentulous regions of a 32-year-old white woman is presented reinforcing its diagnostic criteria and histopathological findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mandible / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandible / pathology*
  • Mandibular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandibular Diseases / pathology*
  • Osteoporosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoporosis / pathology*
  • Radiography