Nonfamilial cherubism

Abstract

Cherubism is a non neoplastic progressive heredity disease affecting the jaw bones. It is a benign disease with a characteristic symmetrical involvement of the maxilla and mandible. It usually affects children before 5 years of age, with painless progressive swelling of the cheeks, frequently associated with dental malformations. Here, we are presenting a case report of a 12-year-old boy suffering from cherubism.

Keywords

• Familial multilocular disease of the jaws
• fibrous swelling of the jaws
• familial fibrous dysplasia of the jaws
• familial multilocular cystic disease of the jaws
• hereditary fibrous dysplasia of the jaws