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Bone Quality and Fractures in Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Bisphosphonates for 1 to 14 Years

open access: yesJBMR Plus, 2021
Oral bisphosphonates are the primary medication for osteoporosis, but concerns exist regarding potential bone‐quality changes or low‐energy fractures.
Hartmut H Malluche   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and Risk Factors of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients Having Undergone Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a severe complication of bisphosphonate therapy. Due to their long survival and subsequently high cumulative doses of bisphosphonates, multiple myeloma patients have the highest risk ...
Baumann, Philipp   +9 more
core   +1 more source

The dental management of patients at risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: New paradigm of primary prevention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious adverse reaction of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic agents; it is a potentially painful and debilitating condition that can considerably affect the quality of life of patients ...
Bedogni, Alberto   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Decreased risk of breast cancer associated with oral bisphosphonate therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Preclinical studies and adjuvant trials using bisphosphonates have found them to have an antitumor effect. Although major advances have been made in chemoprevention strategies with selective estrogen receptor modulators and aromatase inhibitors, their ...
Brufsky, A, Mathew, A
core   +2 more sources

Topical zoledronic acid decreases micromotion induced bone resorption in a sheep arthroplasty model

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Initial micromotion of a total hip replacement is associated with aseptic loosening. The use of bisphosphonates could be one way to reduce peri-implant bone resorption induced by micromotion.
Thomas Jakobsen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can bone turnover markers help to define the suitability and duration of bisphosphonate drug holidays?

open access: yesDrugs in Context, 2020
Background: On stopping bisphosphonate treatment, bone resorption may increase before evidence of a decrease in bone density. Offset of bisphosphonate effect may therefore be monitored by measuring C-terminal telopeptide (CTX) following long-term ...
Louise Statham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Heptaprenyl Diphosphate Synthase (Coq1) Is the Target of a Lipophilic Bisphosphonate That Protects Mice against Toxoplasma gondii Infection

open access: yesmBio, 2022
Prenyldiphosphate synthases catalyze the reaction of allylic diphosphates with one or more isopentenyl diphosphate molecules to form compounds such as farnesyl diphosphate, used in, e.g., sterol biosynthesis and protein prenylation, as well as longer ...
Melissa A. Sleda   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dose-Intensity of Bisphosphonates and the Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Osteoporosis Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Objective: To examine the incidence rates and association between dose-intensity, stratified by exposure duration, of bisphosphonates and the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw among Korean osteoporotic patients older than 50 years.
Sung-mok Jung   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: clinical and practical guidelines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a severe adverse drug reaction, consisting of progressive bone destruction in the maxillofacial region of patients.
Allen   +42 more
core   +2 more sources

Medication‐related osteonecrosis of the jaw leading to sepsis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: A case report and clinical implications

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Chronic use of bisphosphonates, in combination with immunosuppressive therapy, increases the risk of jaw osteonecrosis. When sepsis occurs in patients receiving bisphosphonate, osteonecrosis of the jaw should be considered a ...
Kazuhiko Iwasaki, Akihito Okazaki
doaj   +1 more source

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