Open AccessBisphosphonate induced osteonecrosis of jaw in breast cancer patients: A systematic review
Author(s) -
B R Varun,
T. T. Sivakumar,
Bindu Nair,
Anna P. Joseph
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.98893
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , bisphosphonate , osteonecrosis of the jaw , cancer , disease , oncology , metastatic breast cancer , bone metastasis , metastasis , surgery , osteoporosis
Bisphosphonate therapy is widely used for the treatment of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients.