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Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] and other disorders of jaw (M26-M27)»Other specified diseases of jaws (M27.8)

M27.8

Other specified diseases of jaws

Related indications (MeSH) (3)

A fibro-osseous hereditary disease of the jaws. The swollen jaws and raised eyes give a cherubic appearance; multiple radiolucencies are evident upon radiographic examination.

Exostoses1 drug (1 approved)

Benign hypertrophy that projects outward from the surface of bone, often containing a cartilaginous component.

Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone4 drugs (4 approved)

A disease of bone marked by thinning of the cortex by fibrous tissue containing bony spicules, producing pain, disability, and gradually increasing deformity. Only one bone may be involved (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, MONOSTOTIC) or several (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC).