Tooth extraction socket healing in pediatric patients treated with intravenous pamidronate.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has been described as a complication of bisphosphonate therapy in adults. In the present study, we did not find a case of ONJ among 278 pediatric patients who had received intravenous pamidronate during childhood or adolescence.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Diphosphonates
- Jaw Diseases
- Osteonecrosis
- Tooth Extraction