A Case of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in a Patient with Subpontic Osseous Hyperplasia

Subpontic osseous hyperplasia (SOH) is a growth of bone occurring on the edentulous ridge beneath the pontics of fixed partial dentures (FPDs). This report describes a case of bisphosphonate- (BP-) related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in a SOH patient followed by deciduation of the bony lesion....

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Main Authors: Chiaki Tsuji, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hidenori Nakayama, Mitsuo Goto, Kenichi Kurita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9659761