Osteoporosis and Braces
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If you have osteoporosis or have received cancer treatment, your bone-strengthening medication may put you at risk for a serious dental complication, especially if you need tooth extractions, implants, or other types of dental surgery as part of your orthodontic treatment.
According to the American Dental Association (ADA), a condition called Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) has been associated with the intravenous use of bisphosphonate drugs such as Zometa (zolendronic acid), Aredia (pamidronate), Ostac and Bonefos (clodronate). But people taking the drug in oral form as Fosamax (alendronate), Actonel (risedronate), and Boniva (ibandronate sodium), might also be at risk.
In addition, Didronel (etidronate disodium) and Skelid (tiludronate disodium), bisphosphonate drugs used to treat Paget's Disease, have been implicated in causing ONJ.
According to the American Dental Association (ADA), a condition called Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) has been associated with the intravenous use of bisphosphonate drugs such as Zometa (zolendronic acid), Aredia (pamidronate), Ostac and Bonefos (clodronate). But people taking the drug in oral form as Fosamax (alendronate), Actonel (risedronate), and Boniva (ibandronate sodium), might also be at risk.
In addition, Didronel (etidronate disodium) and Skelid (tiludronate disodium), bisphosphonate drugs used to treat Paget's Disease, have been implicated in causing ONJ.
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