Paget's disease of jaw bones as primary manifestation: A case report of a proper diagnosis made by general dentist

Gerodontology. 2018 Jun;35(2):147-150. doi: 10.1111/ger.12328.

Abstract

Objective: To present a case of early diagnosis mandibular Paget's disease of bone (PDB), recognised by a general dentist.

Background: PDB is responsible of rapid bone resorption and disorganised bone formation.

Materials and methods: The patient was a 72-year-old female patient complaining of dental malposition and blatant prognathism.

Conclusion: Clinicians should consider PDB in differential diagnosis for an elderly patient undergoing unexplained alteration in face profile and occlusion.

Keywords: Paget's disease; dentist; maxillary bone involvement; oral.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Dentistry
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Jaw Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Jaw Diseases / pathology
  • Osteitis Deformans / diagnosis*
  • Osteitis Deformans / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteitis Deformans / pathology
  • Prognathism / etiology
  • Radiography, Dental
  • Radionuclide Imaging