title: [Paget disease of the jaws. Review of the subject. Clinical-therapeutic considerations].
abstract: Clinical and diagnostic findings of Paget's disease of the jaws are reported; up to date etiological and pathogenical hypotheses are presented. Laboratory data of increased P.A. as a marker of disease evolution is pointed out, particularly the relationship increasing hydroxyprolinuria, because the increase of a malignant transformation. Surgery, always modeling, is limited to cases of severe facial dysmorphosis associated or not with the local disturbance due to compression; in any case it is suggested to perform the surgery in the phases of inactivity of disease, to avoid local complications, such as hemorrhage a infection.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Aquila
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sica
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D063065:Organophosphonates; D002116:Calcitonin