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heblaj01 · 08-13-2006, 06:34 PM

http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...ract/17/8/1197
Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: cause and effect or a post hoc fallacy?

This article may be of interest to those getting in particular Zometa to protect bones against fractures or to reduce bone pain as well as slowing cancer progression.
The incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw appears to be low (1.5%) & although there is no proof of cause & effect it seems in the majority (69%) of cases related to a complication of dental surgery.
Since the the jaw problem can in most cases become a permanent one with some serious quality of life aspects, dental procedures should be avoided while being treated with bisphosphonates.

08-13-2006, 06:34 PM	#1
heblaj01 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 543	Retrospective review of osteonecrosis of the jaw due to bisphosphonate treatment http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...ract/17/8/1197 *Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: cause and effect or a post hoc* fallacy?** This article may be of interest to those getting in particular Zometa to protect bones against fractures or to reduce bone pain as well as slowing cancer progression. The incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw appears to be low (1.5%) & although there is no proof of cause & effect it seems in the majority (69%) of cases related to a complication of dental surgery. Since the the jaw problem can in most cases become a permanent one with some serious quality of life aspects, dental procedures should be avoided while being treated with bisphosphonates.