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ArticleCurrent therapeutic research, clinical and experimental2008

A probable case of oral bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw and recovery with parathyroid hormone treatment.

Kyung-Eun Song, Yong-Ki Min, Jeong-Keun Lee, Kyi Beom Lee, Hee Jae Joo, Kyu-Sung Kwack, Yoon-Sok Chung

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Article in Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic review on the use of daily subcutaneous administration of teriparatide for treatment of patients with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture in Asia.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015
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  3. The role of antiresorptive drugs and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in nononcologic immunosuppressed patients: A systematic review.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2021
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kyung-Eun SongDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Yong-Ki MinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jeong-Keun LeeDepartment of Dentistry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Kyi Beom LeeDepartment of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Hee Jae JooDepartment of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Kyu-Sung KwackDepartment of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Yoon-Sok ChungDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Ajou University · KRSamsung Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBisphosphonates are effective for treating osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, and malignancy-associated bone diseases. Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a rare but serious adverse effect of bisphosphonate therapy. Due to inhibitory actions on bone turnover, bisphosphonate therapy may result in the accumulation of microdamage. CASE SUMMARY: A 74-year-old Korean woman (height, 150 cm; weight, 51 kg) was referred to the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea, for evaluation of pain and persistent abnormal exposure of jaw bone after extraction of teeth. She had been receiving weekly oral alendronate treatment for osteoporosis for ~5 years. The patient had the clinical features of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the mandible, which was precipitated by teeth extraction ~14 months prior to the outpatient referral visit. At her clinical baseline visit, serum hormone concentrations and bone turnover markers were as follows: thyroid-stimulating hormone, 0.88 μIU/mL (reference range, 0.25-5.00 μIU/mL); 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 20.9 (9.0-37.6) ng/mL; parathyroid hormone (PTH), 57 (11-62) pg/mL; serum osteocalcin, 8.7 (12.9-55.9) ng/mL; and urine N-telopeptide 21 (26-124) nM/mM creatinine. She had multiple systemic risk factors for ONJ, including older age, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and long duration of bisphosphonate therapy. There was no mandibular lesion improvement despite repeated surgical procedures performed within a 14-month period. Bisphosphonate therapy was discontinued and PTH therapy was started. After 2 months, exposed oral mucosa had healed. After 4 months of treatment, the pain had completely subsided, and after 6 months the patient's eating and drinking habits returned. The serum concentration of osteocalcin, a bone formation marker, which was initially suppressed (8.7 ng/mL), increased 174% (15.1 ng/mL) from baseline after 6 months of treatment with PTH.

conclusionsHere we report a probable case of oral bisphosphonate-associated ONJ featuring suppressed bone turnover. Treatment with the bone formation-stimulating agent PTH was beneficial.

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alendronatebisphosphonateosteonecrosis of the jawosteoporosisparathyroid hormone treatment

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PMID24692812
PMCPMC3969953
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