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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 15;85(1):23-27.

Proliferative Periostitis in a Pediatric Patient

Ivan Lima Oliveira-Filho  1 , Cristiane Tomaz Rocha  2 , Alinne Késsia Almeida de Menezes  3 , Marcelo Ferraro Bezerra  2 , Beatriz Gonçalves Neves  4
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Proliferative Periostitis in a Pediatric Patient

Ivan Lima Oliveira-Filho et al. J Dent Child (Chic). .

Abstract

Proliferative periostitis is a rare condition that can affect children and adolescents. It is characterized by the successive deposition of layers of bone caused by low-virulence infection or chronic inflammatory stimulation. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of proliferative periostitis in a pediatric patient, emphasizing the clinical and radiographic aspects as well as the therapeutic management.

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