Symposium: Imaging modalities for drug-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (6), assessment of mandibular metabolism due to long-term administration of an anti-resorptive agent by bone scintigraphy (secondary publication)

Summary: It is not yet known why anti-resorptive agent-related osteonecrosis specifically affects the jaw. Here we assessed changes in the bone metabolism of the mandible in response to long-term bisphosphonate (BP) therapy, and we compared the bone metabolism changes of the mandible with those of o...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Ohbayashi, Fumi Nakai, Akinori Iwasaki, Takaaki Ogawa, Yuka Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Nishiyama, Minoru Miyake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761618301029