Thursday, February 27, 2014

Rarefaction (Definition and Examples)


Definition: A decreased density of bone such as a decrease in weight per unit of volume

Examples of Systemic diseases causing generalized jaw rarefaction

1- Rickets/Osteomalacia
2- Sickle Cell Anemia
3- Cushing syndrome
4- Hypophosphatasia
5- Hypophosphatemia
6- Massive osteolysis (vanishing bone disease)
7- Osteoporosis

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