Risk factors and indices of osteomyelitis of the jaw in osteoporosis patients: results from a hospital-based cohort study in Japan.

Risk factors and indices of osteomyelitis of the jaw in osteoporosis patients: results from a hospital-based cohort study in Japan.

BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported osteomyelitis of the jaw (OMJ) as a side effect of bisphosphonates (BPs), and the risk of oral BPs has been recently clarified. However, other systemic risk factors of OMJ remain unclear. Importantly, the possibility of risk classification based on the clini...

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Main Authors: Toru Yamazaki, Masashi Yamori, Shiro Tanaka, Keiichi Yamamoto, Eriko Sumi, Megumi Nishimoto-Sano, Keita Asai, Katsu Takahashi, Takeo Nakayama, Kazuhisa Bessho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815193?pdf=render

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