Conservative treatment of children with chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis/tendoperiostitis of the mandible

Chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis (DSO) of the mandible is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It has been suggested that overuse of the masticatory muscles, tendoperiostitis (TP), is a contributing factor for DSO. Therefore, we tested this hypothesis by treating consecutive children with conservative therapy.All patients were treated with conservative therapy, comprising occlusal splint therapy, physiotherapy, and/or disease counselling. Pain intensity on a visual analogue scale (VAS) and pain frequency in number of days per 3 months were recorded before the start of treatment, and at 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment initiation.

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