Osteosclerosis

As osteosclerosis (synonym: Eburnisation, eburnation, English: osteosclerosis ) sclerosis (hardening ) of the bone tissue is called. This occurs as a local or generalized excessive growth (hypertrophy ) of the bone tissue, whereby the load is reduced. As a primary form she comes ( generalized) in osteopetrosis (marble bone disease), the Engelmann syndrome, melorheostosis and other rare syndromes ago. Secondary forms are the result of other medical conditions such as inflammation, tumors, or kidney disease. An example is renal osteodystrophy.

Osteosclerosis can also be caused by a chronic and excessive fluoride intake. This is called fluorosis. Affected thereby are mainly the pelvis, spine and ribs; in the lower spine and sacrum pain may occur.