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American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
AAOMS Updates BRONJ Position Paper
February 6th, 2009
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has revised its 2006 landmark position paper on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw to reflect the most current research and thought on this condition. BRONJ appears as a non-healing exposed bone in the maxillofacial region and may affect patients undergoing intravenous cancer-related bisphosphonate therapy or more rarely, patients treated with oral or IV bisphosphonates for osteoporosis. Written by the members of the distinguished AAOMS Task Force on BRONJ who prepared the original paper, the 2009 BRONJ Position Paper updates the staging and management strategies for BRONJ, and highlights the...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-02-06)
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