Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws

Singapore Dental Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-40

  Yeo, Aidan Choon Poh ^a   Lye, Kok Weng ^a   Poon, Choy Yoke ^a  

^a National Dental Centre of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bisphosphonate therapy; Osteonecrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MAXILLARY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 31544439605     PISSN: 03775291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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