Conservative Treatment of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients

The use of intravenous bisphosphonates (pamidronate or zoledronic acid) is the cornerstone for the management of multiple myeloma-(MM-) related bone disease. However, osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a rare, but sometimes difficult to manage, adverse effect of bisphosphonates therapy. A retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Pelagia I. Melea, Ioannis Melakopoulos, Efstathios Kastritis, Christina Tesseromatis, Vasileios Margaritis, Meletios A. Dimopoulos, Evangelos Terpos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/427273