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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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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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Conservative Surgical Treatment of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw with Er,Cr:YSGG Laser and Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Longitudinal Study [PDF]
Introduction: The management of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ), with no evidence-based guidelines, remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of a conservative surgical treatment combining Er,Cr:YSGG laser and ...
Albanese, Antonino +10 more
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Bisphosphonates for osteoarthritis [PDF]
Synovitis and subchondral bone turnover are associated with pain in osteoarthritis. Bisphosphonates provide tools for investigating these pathogenic mechanisms and also may have therapeutic potential. Translating preclinical findings into new treatments for human osteoarthritis requires a critical appraisal and refinement of animal models ...
David A. Walsh, Victoria Chapman
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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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The use of local antibiotics to treat bone infections has been questioned due to a lack of clinical efficacy and emerging information about Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the osteocyte-lacuno canalicular network (OLCN).
Emmanuela Adjei-Sowah +14 more
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Cost-utility of adjuvant zoledronic acid in patients with breast cancer and low estrogen levels [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Adjuvant zoledronic acid (za) appears to improve disease-free survival (dfs) in women with early-stage breast cancer and low levels of estrogen (lle) because of induced or natural menopause.
Lamond, Nathan W D +3 more
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Background Botulinum toxin injection on the masticatory muscle induces the osteopenic condition on the ipsilateral condyle. Bisphosphonate suppresses bone resorption and is used to treat osteopenic or osteoporotic condition.
Jae-Young Kim +4 more
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ObjectivesIn our previous 24-month study, we observed that teriparatide had some advantages over denosumab for bone mineral density (BMD) in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) patients with prior bisphosphonate treatment.
Yasuaki Hirooka +7 more
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