The effect of bisphosphonate medication on orthodontics and orthognathic surgery in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta

The effect of bisphosphonate medication on orthodontics and orthognathic surgery in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta

Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disease that primarily affects bone formation and metabolism. Craniofacial malfortions belong to the broad spectrum of the OI phenotype. The introduction of bisphosphonate medications was intended to counteract the significant brittleness of th...

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Main Authors: Friedrich, Reinhard E., Scheuer, Hanna A., Höltje, Wolf
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2019-03-01
Series:GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
Subjects:
osteogenesis imperfecta
orthodontics
orthognathic surgery
bisphosphonate
oral surgery
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2019-8/iprs000132.shtml

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