The role of surgery in jaw bone necrosis associated with long-term use of bisphosphonates

Acta Oncol. 2008;47(3):476-8. doi: 10.1080/02841860701592418. Epub 2007 Sep 25.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Bone Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Bone Plates
  • Bone Screws
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Cutaneous Fistula / etiology
  • Diphosphonates / adverse effects*
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / adverse effects*
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mandible / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandible / drug effects
  • Mandible / pathology*
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Mandibular Diseases / chemically induced
  • Mandibular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Mandibular Diseases / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Oral Fistula / etiology
  • Osteolysis / chemically induced
  • Osteolysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteolysis / surgery*
  • Osteomyelitis / chemically induced
  • Pamidronate
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Zoledronic Acid

Substances

  • Diphosphonates
  • Imidazoles
  • Zoledronic Acid
  • Pamidronate