Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw [electronic resource] : a multidisciplinary approach / Francesco Saverio De Ponte, editor ; foreword by Giorgio Iannetti.

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...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors:	De Ponte, Francesco Saverio
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Milano ; New York : Springer-Verlag Italia, ©2012.
Subjects:	Jaws > Necrosis. Bones > Necrosis. Diphosphonates > Physiological effect.