Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis
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Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis is a type of chronic osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow...

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It is a rare disease
Rare disease
A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.Most rare diseases are genetic, and thus are present throughout the person's entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear...

. It mainly affects children and young adults. It is associated with dental caries
Dental caries
Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or a cavity, is an irreversible infection usually bacterial in origin that causes demineralization of the hard tissues and destruction of the organic matter of the tooth, usually by production of acid by hydrolysis of the food debris accumulated on the...

 (cavities in the teeth).

A repaired or repairing osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow...

 in which the repair process 'wins', and collagen
Collagen
Collagen is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals. It is the main component of connective tissue, and is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up about 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content...

 and bone matrix are successfully deposited.
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