Gorha-Stout Disease of the upper jaw: case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: ALESSANDRO Moro (Author), UMBERTO Garagiola (Author), GIANMARCO Saponaro (Author), GIULIO Gasparini (Author), ROBERTO Boniello (Author), MARCO Falchi (Author), GIOVANNI Barbini (Author), ENRICO Cristallini (Author), GIUSEPPE D'Amato (Author), BENCE Galambos (Author), SANDRO Pelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hungarian Dental Association, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gorham's disease, or vanishing bone disease, is a rare condition of unknown etiology characterized by bone absorption. The disease can affect any part of the skeleton, however the pelvis, humerus, axial skeleton and the mandible are more frequently involved. The mechanism of bone resorption is...