The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications
Osteoporosis affects all bones, including those of the facial skeleton. To date the facial bones have not drawn much attention due to the minimal probability of morbid fractures. Hearing and dentition loss due to osteoporosis has been reported. New research findings suggest that radiologic examinati...
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| description | Osteoporosis affects all bones, including those of the facial skeleton. To date the facial bones have not drawn much attention due to the minimal probability of morbid fractures. Hearing and dentition loss due to osteoporosis has been reported. New research findings suggest that radiologic examination of the facial skeleton can be a cost-effective adjunct to complement the early diagnosis and the follow up of osteoporosis patients. Bone-mass preservation treatments have been associated with osteomyelitis of the jawbones, a condition commonly described as osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ). The facial skeleton, where alimentary tract mucosa attaches directly to periosteum and teeth which lie in their sockets of alveolar bone, is an area unique for the early detection of osteoporosis but also for the prevention of treatment-associated complications. We review facial bone involvement in patients with osteoporosis and we present data that make the multidisciplinary approach of these patients more appealing for both practitioners and dentists. With regard to ONJ, a tabular summary with currently available evidence is provided to facilitate multidisciplinary practice coordination for the treatment of patients receiving bisphosphonates. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e7c23dce8014e90bab51071d8d88c272025-08-20T03:36:41ZengWileyJournal of Osteoporosis2042-00642011-01-01201110.4061/2011/147689147689The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment ComplicationsAthanassios Kyrgidis0Thrasivoulos-George Tzellos1Konstantinos Toulis2Konstantinos Antoniades3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, GreeceDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, GreeceDepartment of Endocrinology, 424 Military Hospital, Thessaloniki 56429, GreeceDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, GreeceOsteoporosis affects all bones, including those of the facial skeleton. To date the facial bones have not drawn much attention due to the minimal probability of morbid fractures. Hearing and dentition loss due to osteoporosis has been reported. New research findings suggest that radiologic examination of the facial skeleton can be a cost-effective adjunct to complement the early diagnosis and the follow up of osteoporosis patients. Bone-mass preservation treatments have been associated with osteomyelitis of the jawbones, a condition commonly described as osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ). The facial skeleton, where alimentary tract mucosa attaches directly to periosteum and teeth which lie in their sockets of alveolar bone, is an area unique for the early detection of osteoporosis but also for the prevention of treatment-associated complications. We review facial bone involvement in patients with osteoporosis and we present data that make the multidisciplinary approach of these patients more appealing for both practitioners and dentists. With regard to ONJ, a tabular summary with currently available evidence is provided to facilitate multidisciplinary practice coordination for the treatment of patients receiving bisphosphonates.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/147689 |
| spellingShingle | Athanassios Kyrgidis Thrasivoulos-George Tzellos Konstantinos Toulis Konstantinos Antoniades The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications Journal of Osteoporosis |
| title | The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications |
| title_full | The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications |
| title_fullStr | The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications |
| title_short | The Facial Skeleton in Patients with Osteoporosis: A Field for Disease Signs and Treatment Complications |
| title_sort | facial skeleton in patients with osteoporosis a field for disease signs and treatment complications |
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