Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: a Survey of the Level of Knowledge of Dentists about the Risks of Bisphosphonate Therapy

Hristamyan-Cilev Meri A.; Pechalova Petya P.; Raycheva Ralitsa D.; Hristamyan Veselka P.; Kevorkyan Ani K.; Stoilova Yordanka D.

doi:10.2478/folmed-2018-0075

Folia Medica (Jun 2019)

Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: a Survey of the Level of Knowledge of Dentists about the Risks of Bisphosphonate Therapy

Hristamyan-Cilev Meri A.,
Pechalova Petya P.,
Raycheva Ralitsa D.,
Hristamyan Veselka P.,
Kevorkyan Ani K.,
Stoilova Yordanka D.

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Hristamyan-Cilev Meri A.: Department of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Pechalova Petya P.: Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Raycheva Ralitsa D.: Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Hristamyan Veselka P.: Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, St George University Hospital, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Kevorkyan Ani K.: Department of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Stoilova Yordanka D.: Department of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/folmed-2018-0075
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 61, no. 2
pp. 303 – 311

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Introduction: Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws (BAONJ) is a side effect of treatment with bisphosphonate (BP). Reports of this complication have increased recently.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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