Familial fibrous swelling of the jaws.

摘要: The familial occurrence of painless enlargement the jaws was first reported by Jones in 1933 (4) three siblings, six, five, and four years age. In 1938 (5) later observations on same family under title “Familial Multilocular Cystic Disease Jaws.” He concluded from roentgenograms that condition due to multiple dentigerous cysts affecting entire upper lower accompanied chronic lymph nodes submaxillary regions. disorder became evident when patients were between two a half Earlier generations this had not exhibited signs disease. mentions Dr. P. J. Thomas Savannah, Ga., observed boy with similar multilocular both jaws; family, however, enlarged said have been present five successive generations. 1947 (7), Miller described hypertrophy young man eighteen age, whose mother was...