title: Paget's disease: important features for the general practitioner.
abstract: Because many features of Paget's disease (osteitis deformans) initially manifest intraorally or in the head and neck, the dentist frequently makes the initial diagnosis. This article provides a review of Paget's disease, and includes current thoughts regarding etiology and a discussion of newer successful therapeutic modalities.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases; D010001:Osteitis Deformans; D010252:Paramyxoviridae