Obesity influences the development of bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis in Wistar rats

• Main Authors: Wilson José de Miranda LIMA (Author), Jannerson Cesar Xavier de PONTES (Author), Ludmila Silva de FIGUEIREDO (Author), Rubens da Silva ARAÚJO (Author), Maria Carolina de PAIVA SOUSA (Author), Jailane de Souza AQUINO (Author), Ricardo Dias de CASTRO (Author), Adriano Francisco ALVES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is characterized by bone exposure for more than eight weeks in patients who have used or been treated with antiresorptive or antiangiogenic drugs, without a history of radiation therapy or metastatic diseases in the jaws. Obesity is associ...