This high-yield revision note on Osteoporosis, Hyperparathyroidism & Paget’s Disease: Jaw Findings covers everything examiners typically test under Oral Medicine — structured as quick-reference tables, clinical correlations, mnemonics and previous-year-style high-yield points. It's built for last-mile revision before NEET MDS, INI-CET MDS and INBDE, so you can scan it in minutes instead of re-reading a whole textbook chapter.
| Disease | Jaw/Radiographic Finding | Key Lab Values |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoporosis | Reduced trabeculation, thin mandibular cortex on OPG (used as opportunistic screening tool) | Normal Ca/P, low bone mineral density (DEXA) |
| Primary hyperparathyroidism | "Ground glass" bone appearance, LOSS OF LAMINA DURA (classic), brown tumor (giant cell lesion of hyperparathyroidism) | ↑ Calcium, ↓ Phosphate, ↑ PTH, ↑ ALP |
| Paget's disease of bone | "Cotton wool" appearance, loss of lamina dura, hypercementosis, progressive maxillary enlargement (leontiasis ossea), spacing/migration of teeth | NORMAL Ca/P, markedly elevated ALP (very high) |
| Osteopetrosis | "Bone within bone" appearance, dense radiopaque jaws, high risk of osteomyelitis after extraction (poor vascularity) | Normal Ca/P/PTH |
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