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Archive for the ‘Osteonecrosis’ Category

A good amount of good research has already shown that the bisphosphonate drugs claimed to prevent osteopenia and  treat osteoporosis can cause bone death in the jaw - a condition known as osteonecrosis. Despite this, as well as the fact that
a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine this year found that Fosamax doubled women’s [...]

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Science Daily reports on the latest research on the link between taking biophosphonates - drugs like Fosamax and Boniva used to treat osteoporosis - and jaw infections leading to osteonecrosis:
Microbial biofilms, a mix of bacteria and sticky extracellular material, are causing jaw tissue infections in patients taking bisphosphonate drugs, said Parish [...]

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