BDS · Oral Pathology / Oral Surgery · TOPIC 15 Bone Pathology of the Jaws Fibro-osseous lesions, metabolic and dysplastic bone diseases, infective and necrotising osteomyelitis, and the bisphosphonate-related jaw paradox The jaws are unique skeletal structures — they carry teeth that anchor inflammation directly into bone, they undergo lifelong remodelling driven by mastication and orthodontic forces, and they are the only bones routinely traumatised by elective surgery in their owner’s lifetime. Bone pathology of the jaws therefore spans a peculiar mix of developmental dysplasias (…
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