Osteonecrosis maxilar secundaria al uso de bisfosfonatos por vía oral: Exposición de tres casos clínicos relacionados con alendronato / Osteonecrosis of the jaw secondary to oral alendronate: Report of three cases
Rev. méd. Chile
; 137(2): 275-279, feb. 2009. ilus, tab
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in Es
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Osteonecrosis of the jaw associated to biphosphonate use is more common in cancer patients with bone metastases, that are using intravenous diphosphonates. When these drugs are used orally the risk of the complication is lower. We report 3 diabetic women aged 69, 76 and 82 years, receiving alendronate 70 mg every one week. The unveiling event was the extraction of several teeth without the use of antibiotics. All had bone pain, purulent discharge, loss of bone and halitosis. All improved five months after discontinuing alendronate.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Osteonecrosis
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Jaw Diseases
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Alendronate
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Bone Density Conservation Agents
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Country of publication:
Chile