Bisphosphonates and avascular necrosis of the jaw: A possible association

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 413-415

  Carter, Glen ^a   Goss, Alastair N ^a   Doecke, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALENDRONIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DILTIAZEM; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; ITRACONAZOLE; METFORMIN; METHOTREXATE; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; PERINDOPRIL; RANITIDINE; SERTRALINE; SIMVASTATIN; TRAMADOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DENTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PAGET BONE DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644406724     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06761.x     Document Type: Article

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