Common Oral Osteoporosis Drugs Linked To Serious Jaw Necrosis
Thursday, January 1, 2009 - 14:28
in Health & Medicine
Clinical data links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term use of common oral osteoporosis drugs may leave the jaw vulnerable to devastating necrosis. Fosomax is the most widely prescribed oral bisphosphonate.