| Literature DB >> 25364167 |
Harishchandra Rai1, Shaila M Pai1, Anitha Dayakar1, Vivek Javagal1.
Abstract
Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is characterized by a focal alteration of bone remodeling, which leads to bone with anomalous structure and altered mechanical properties associated with pain and complications. It is more common in Western Europe where as rare in Africa and Asia. The disease is more common in men of older adults and mean age of occurrence is 59 ± 14 years. But it is rarely encountered in patients younger than 40 years of age.Entities:
Keywords: Alkaline phosphatase; Paget's disease of bone; reversal lines; younger age
Year: 2014 PMID: 25364167 PMCID: PMC4211226 DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.141373
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Pathol ISSN: 0973-029X