Is Exposure of the Jawbone Mandatory for Establishing the Diagnosis of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 705-

  Yarom, Noam ^a   Fedele, Stefano ^a   Lazarovici, Towy Sorel ^a   Elad, Sharon ^a  

^a London ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BONE PAIN; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; JAW OSTEONECROSIS; LETTER; PUS;

BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DIPHOSPHONATES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; OSTEONECROSIS; SOCIETIES, DENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649130977     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.086     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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