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Ninety-one osteoporosis patients affected with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: a case series.
Calcified tissue international - 1 Sept 2013
Mercer E, Norton T, Woo S, Treister N, Dodson T B, Solomon D H
Abstract excerpt
Bisphosphonate (BP)-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) presents with necrotic bone in the mouth in the setting of BP exposure. It has been studied in cancer patients taking high-dose BP, but BRONJ has also been noted in patients taking lower-dose BP for osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to characterize the phenotypes and outcomes in a large series of patients with osteoporosis and BRONJ in the...
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