Bisphosphonate associated osteomyelitis of the jaw in patients with bony exposure: prevention, a new way of thinking

• Main Authors: Arezo TARDAST (Author), Reine SJÖMAN (Author), Sigbjørn LØES (Author), Jahan ABTAHI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective There is strong evidence of a link between the use of systemic bisphosphonates (BPs) and osteonecrosis of the jaw, especially in cancer patients. Among risk factors for BRONJ, tooth extraction and immune suppressive drugs seem to have significant role on bone healing. Therefore, the import...