Bone Quality and Fractures in Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Bisphosphonates for 1 to 14 Years
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
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients Having Undergone Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation [PDF]
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
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The dental management of patients at risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: New paradigm of primary prevention [PDF]
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
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Decreased risk of breast cancer associated with oral bisphosphonate therapy [PDF]
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
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Topical zoledronic acid decreases micromotion induced bone resorption in a sheep arthroplasty model
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
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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
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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
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Dose-Intensity of Bisphosphonates and the Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Osteoporosis Patients
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
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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: clinical and practical guidelines [PDF]
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
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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
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