Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Although we observed an increasing number of osteonecrosis of the jaw cases in our daily practice during the ...

A troubling jaw disease that may be related to the use of some of the most commonly used osteoporosis medications has been the subject of many news stories and law firm commercials lately. The disease ...

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) remains one of the most challenging and debilitating iatrogenic complications in Oral and Maxillofacial ...

The use of bisphosphonates seems to be associated with the development of ONJ. Length of exposure seems to be the most important risk factor for this complication. The type of bisphosphonate may play ...

The use of antiresorptive drugs for tumor-related disorders and oral, but not injectable, corticosteroids were associated with an increased risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw among patients with ...

Philadelphia, PA - A review of jaw osteonecrosis as a recently described adverse effect of bisphosphonate therapy in the May 16, 2006 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes that most cases ...

Some of the most commonly used medications for osteoporosis can lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a rare but serious side effect. "Inflammation and infection [in the mouth] plus a potent ...

Electro-acupuncture for joint pain related to aromatase inhibitors among breast cancer survivors: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Differential protein expression profile in skin biopsies from ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors heard sharply different closing arguments on Wednesday in a trial over whether or not Merck & Co's Fosamax drug treatment for osteoporosis caused a Florida woman's jaw ...

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