Osteitis is a general term for inflammation of bone. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following conditions: * Infectious osteitis (mainly, bacterial osteitis) * Alveolar osteitis or "dry socket" * Condensing osteitis (or Osteitis condensans) * Osteitis deformans (or Paget's disease of bone) * Osteitis fibrosa cystica (or Osteitis fibrosa, or Von Recklinghausen's disease of bone) * Osteitis pubis * Radiation osteitis * Osteitis condensans ilii * Panosteitis, a long bone condition in large breed dogs * In horses, pedal osteitis is frequently confused with laminitis.