Management Of Medication Related Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw An Issue Of Oral And Maxillofacial Clinics Of North America 27 4

Download or read book Management of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinics of North America 27-4 written by Salvatore L. Ruggiero and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor Salvatore Ruggiero, DMD, MD and authors review the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw. Articles will include: Osteoporosis and bone modulation therapies: indications and outcomes; Antiresorptive therapies for the treatment of malignant osteolytic bone disease; Clinical presentation and staging of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw; Epidemiology and risk factors of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw; Basic science research of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw: an update; Pathophysiology of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw: what we know and what we don’t know; The genetics of osteonecrosis of the jaw; Preventive strategies for patients at risk of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw; Non-operative and operative therapies for treatment of antiresorptive agent-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw; The role of anti-angiogenic therapy in the development of osteonecrosis of the jaw; Antiresorptive therapies: what they are and how do they work, and more!