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ea0009p182 | Clinical | BES2005

Familial expansile osteolysis (FEO): a rare cause of tooth loss

Thomas R , Welbury R , Wallace R , Parr J , Hughes A , Pearce S , Cheetham T

Familial expansile osteolysis is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of bone, first described in a kindred from Northern Ireland in 1988. There are histological similarities to Paget's disease but the disorder typically presents in the young.Case report: Our patient presented at 15 years of age with sensorineural hearing loss, skeletal pain, gingival hypertrophy and mobile teeth. Neither parent was similarly affected. Radiographs demonstrated tooth root r...