Osteonecrosis of the jaws caused by bisphosphonates: Evaluation of a new therapeutic approach using the Er:YAG laser

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 849-856

  Angiero, Francesca ^a   Sannino, Carolina ^b   Borloni, Roberto ^b   Crippa, Rolando ^b   Benedicenti, Stefano ^c   Romanos, George E ^d  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Stomatological Institute of Milan   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Bisphosphonates; Er:YAG laser; Jaws; Osteonecrosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; METRONIDAZOLE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; RISEDRONIC ACID; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70350221824     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0654-7     Document Type: Article

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