1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
2Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
4Professor and Head of the Department Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research
Bisphosphonates are group of drugs that inhibit bone resorption thus used in the treatment certain disorders like Paget's disease, Osteoporosis, Multiple Myeloma and metastasis associated with breast or prostate cancer. The most common complication faced by any dental surgeon is Osteonecrosis of Jaw which can occur after any surgical procedures. Since proper effective treatment of Bisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis is not known prevention is very important in high risk individuals.
Bisphosphonates, osteonecrosis of jaw, osteoporosis
