[2] It is associated with a low grade infection, which may be due to dental caries (cavities in the teeth).
[citation needed] The body of the mandible may show irregular lucent/opaque changes with subperiosteal opaque layering along inferior border.
It is a chronic osteomyelitis with subperiosteal bone and collagen deposition.
It was first described by the Swiss surgeon Carl Garré and is named after him.
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