Osteitis deformans. Report of a long-standing case with extensive oral involvement.
Presented is a case of osteitis deformans (Paget's disease of bone) with a 38-year history after diagnosis. The patient had nearly the entire spectrum of symptoms that can result from widespread involvement of the skeletal system with this disease. Diffuse involvement of the maxilla and mandible resulted in postextraction complications which are common in Paget's disease of the bone.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging