Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the palate: report of a case managed with free tissue transfer

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 580-582

  Engroff, Stephen L ^a   Coletti, Domenick ^b  

^a State College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; NOSE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ALENDRONATE; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; NOSE DISEASES; ORAL FISTULA; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEONECROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PALATE, HARD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 42949136882     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.11.025     Document Type: Article

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