Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients: Clinical Features and Risk Factors

Badros, Ashraf; Weikel, Dianna; Salama, Andrew; Goloubeva, Olga; Schneider, Abraham; P. Rapoport, Aaron; G. Fenton, Robert; Gahres, Natalie; A. Sausville, Edward; A. Ord, Robert; F. Meiller, Timothy

doi:10.1200/jco.2005.04.2465

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Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Multiple Myeloma Patients: Clinical Features and Risk Factors

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Feb 16, 2006

Authors:

Ashraf Badros

Dianna Weikel

Andrew Salama

Abstract

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features and risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective review of 90 MM patients who had dental assessments, including 22 patients with ONJ. There were 62 men; ...

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Medicine

Osteonecrosis of the jaw

Avascular necrosis

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