title: [Osteitis deformans].
abstract: Osteitis deformans is a bone disease of still unknown aetiology which shows characteristic symptoms in the maxillofacial region. An increase in size of the entire calvarium and also of single bones of the facial skeleton belongs to these symptoms. A triad may be seen in the jawbone: osteoporosis, foci of densification and cementum hyperplasia. No possibility of treatment was known in the past. Nowadays, the use of cytostatics, calcitonin and diphosphonates seems to be promising.
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005147:Facial Bones; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000097:blood; D006936:Hypercementosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000209:etiology; D012782:Shoulder; D012886:Skull
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates; D002116:Calcitonin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006909:Hydroxyproline
vernacular_title: Ostitis deformans.