Experience of pain in a patient with BRONJ

Ömer Bakal, Ali Alper Tirnava, Huseyin SenDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read with great interest the case report concerning a patient with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) reported by Manzo...

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Autores principales: Bakal O, Tirnava AA, Sen H
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Sumario:Ömer Bakal, Ali Alper Tirnava, Huseyin SenDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyWe read with great interest the case report concerning a patient with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) reported by Manzon et al.1 In this report, they describe BRONJ complicated by a temporal abscess in an elderly woman with rheumatoid arthritis. We congratulate Manzon et al on their successful treatment of this patient. They briefly discussed the evidence for the relationship between bisphosphonate therapy and BRONJ, and the effects of co-occurring factors, such as rheumatoid arthritis, dental surgery, and concomitant corticosteroid therapy.Read the original article