Article
Up to a quarter of patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with antiresorptive agents remain undiagnosed.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery - 1 Jan 2015
Fedele Stefano, Bedogni Giorgio, Scoletta Matteo, Favia Gianfranco, Colella Giuseppe, Agrillo Alessandro, Bettini Giordana, Di Fede Olga, Oteri Giacomo, Fusco Vittorio, Gabriele Mario, Ottolenghi Livia, Valsecchi Stefano, Porter Stephen, Fung Polly Pok-Lam, Saia Giorgia, Campisi Giuseppina, Bedogni Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Recent data suggest that the traditional definition of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) may exclude patients who present with the non-exposed variant of the condition. To test the hypothesis that a proportion of patients with ONJ remain undiagnosed because their symptoms do not conform to the traditional case definition, we did a secondary analysis of data from MISSION (Multicentre study...
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