PREDISPOSITION OF BONY OR CALCIFIED LESIONS FOR SPECIAL AGE-GROUPS
Infants
Caffey's disease (birth to 2 years of age)
Letterer-Siwe disease (ages 1-3)
Lingual mandibular bone defect?
Osteopetrosis (malignant)
Rickets
Thalassemia major
Children
Acute leukemia
Basal cell nevus syndrome (ages 5-30)
Burkitt's tumor (ages 2-14)
Central hemangioma (ages 10-20)
Cherubism
Dentigerous cyst (ages 10-20)
Fibrous dysplasia (ages 10-20)
Hand-Sehiiller-Christian disease (ages 1-10)
Lingual mandibular bone defect
Multilocularcyst (overage 15)
Osteoid osteoma
Osteopetrosis (malignant)
Proliferative periostitis (ages 5-12)
Rickets
Thalassemia major
Persons Under Age 30
Acute leukemia
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (peak at age 16)
Ameloblastic fibroma (peak at age 16)
Aneurysmal bone cyst (under age 20)
Basal cell nevus syndrome (ages 5-30)
Burkitt's tumor (ages 2-14)
Caffey's disease (birth to 2 years of age)
Cancer
Ewing's sarcoma (peak at ages 14-18)
Osteogenic sarcoma of jaws (ages 10-40, peak at
age 27)
Reticulum cell sarcoma of bone (70% under age
40)
Cementifying and ossifying fibroma (young adults)
Cementoblastoma (under age 25)
Central giant cell granuloma (60% under age 20)
Central hemangioma (ages 10-20)
Cherubism
Dentigerous cyst (ages 10-20)
Developing tooth crypt (under age 20)
Eosinophilic granuloma
Fibrous dysplasia (ages 10-20)
Hand-Schuller-Christian disease (ages 1-10)
Letterer-Siwe disease (ages 1-3)
Lingual mandibular bone defect
Multilocular cyst (over age 15)
Mural ameloblastoma (ages 18-30)
Odontogenic fibroma (under age 25)
Odontogenic keratoeyst (ages 10-20)
Odontoma in developing stages (under age 20)
Osteoblastoma (75% under age 20)
Osteoid osteoma
Osteopetrosis (malignant)
Parulis
Primordial cyst (ages 10-30)
Proliferative periostitis (under age 25)
Rickets
Sickle cell anemia
Thalassemia major
Thalassemia minor
Traumatic bone cyst (under age 25)
Persons Over Age 30
Ameloblastoma (ages 20-50, peak at age 40)
Chondrosarcoma (ages 20-60, peak in 50s)
Osteopetrosis (benign)
Pindborg tumor (ages 28-48)
Primary hyperparathyroidism (ages 30-60)
Residual cyst (peak at age 52)
Florid ccmentoosseous dysplasia
Persons Over Age 40
Artery calcification
Calcified node
Cancer
Chondrosarcoma (ages 20-60; peak in 50s)
Metastatic carcinoma
Minor salivary tumor
Multiple myeloma (ages 40-70)
Squamous cell carcinoma (peripheral)
Osteomalacia
Osteomyelitis
Pagct's disease
Periapical cemental dysplasia
Postextraction sockets
Secondary hyperparathyroidism (ages 50-80)
Sialolith