Osteomyelitis of the jaws in patients with pycnodysostosis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pycnodysostosis is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome that provides the abnormal bone metabolism that increases the susceptibility of patients to develop osteomyelitis.

Objective

This systematic review was conducted to analyze the risk factors associated with the development of complications in the jaws (fractures and osteomyelitis), as well as their clinical-pathological characteristics and therapeutic approaches in patients with pycnodysostosis.

Methods

Searches were performed in the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Lilacs, and Cochrane databases. Case reports or case series that met the eligibility criteria according to the PRISMA statement were included. The full texts of 31 articles were retrieved. Twenty of these articles published between 1969 and

SUBMITTER: de Franca GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422419 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature