A member asked:

I have been diagnosed with the marble bone disease in my jaw bone..it has me in excruciating pain. .please tell me what i can do to make it stop..

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Marble bone disease: This is also known as osteopetrosis - it is inherited and causes abnormal hardening of bone resulting in fractures etc.. It usually involves more than just the jaw. Managemnet has to be management of Pain with various pain medications - other iptions may involve Steroids, Vit D etc.. This assumes that the others diagnoses have been ruled out like Pagets disease, Lead/Fluoride/Beryllium toxicity-

Answered 3/22/2015

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