Necrosis of the jaws under bisphosphonate therapy
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Der Orthopäde
- Vol. 35 (2) , 204-210
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-005-0901-y
Abstract
Bisphosphonates are widely used in the treatment of cancer patients with hypercalcemia and bone metastases or in osteoporosis therapy. Current reports have focused on therapy-resistant osteonecrosis of the jaws as a possible side effect of bisphosphonates. Official German drug committees have recently warned about the possibility of these side effects. So far we have experience with 12 patients showing therapy-resistant osteonecrosis of the mandible under bisphosphonate medication, three of whom received oral bisphosphonates for osteoporosis treatment. Presentation of these three cases provides more information on this clinically important side effect of oral bisphosphonate medication, also in osteoporosis therapy.Keywords
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