Preventing osteo-necrosis of the jaw from bisphosphonates

May 07th, 2009 | Category: Health News

Patients with breast cancer, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing undoubtful types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates. These drugs have been found to place public who are at risk for developing osteonecrosis of the jaws (a rotting of the jaw bones). Dentists, as well as oncologists, are now using X-rays to detect “ghost sockets” in patients that take these drugs and when these sockets are found, it signals that the jawbone is not healing the right way. Early detection of these ghost sockets can help the patient avoid permanent damage to their jawbone, as per an exposition in the March/April 2009 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD) clinical, peer-evaluated journal……..

Original post by Heather Craven

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