Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Multidisciplinary Approach

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: De Ponte, Francesco Saverio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2012.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Pharmacy.; Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Radiology.; Hematology.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

Bisphosphonates are commonly prescribed to inhibit bone loss in patients with osteoporosis, as well as osteopenia, cancer, and Paget's disease of the bone. Recently, scientific literature has addressed a possible relationship between bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). It is imp...