Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3123030 | British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We describe a case of extensive osteonecrosis of the mandible after a dental extraction in a 71-year-old woman who was taking alendronic acid (Fosamax®, Merck) for osteoporosis. Bone damaged by bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ), also now known as medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), can be regenerated and filled with endosseous implants using non-vascularised autologous grafts.
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Authors
Ishrat Rahim, Stephen Salt, Manolis Heliotis,