Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1157-1161 , June 2008

Atraumatic Teeth Extraction in Bisphosphonate-Treated Patients

  • Eran Regev, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer and Attending, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center and Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Regev: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah–Hebrew University Faculty of Dental Medicine, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
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  • Joshua Lustmann, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Attending, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center and Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
    • ,
  • Rizan Nashef, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hadassah–Hebrew University Medical Center and Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00222-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.059

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1157-1161 , June 2008

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