Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 917-923, June 2006

Bisphosphonates Are Associated With Increased Risk for Jaw Surgery in Medical Claims Data: Is it Osteonecrosis?

  • Athanasios I. Zavras, DMD, MS, DrMS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA; Sceintific Affairs Consultant, Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Zavras: Department of Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Shao Zhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Statistician, i3 Epidemiology, Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN

published online 21 April 2006.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00231-X

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.011

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 917-923, June 2006