The Journal of the American Dental Association
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 137, No 11, 1497.
© 2006 American Dental Association
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Nase, J. B.
Right arrow Articles by Suzuki, J. B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Nase, J. B.
Right arrow Articles by Suzuki, J. B.

LETTERS

Authors’ response

We agree that the bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) exhibited in this patient was most likely a result of the periodontal procedure, due to the location of the sequestrum and clinical observations. However, previous reports in the endodontic literature1,2 present cases of bisphosphonate-induced ONJ in which clinical findings of normal, or only slightly altered, periradicular tissue before endodontic treatment resulted in ONJ. We believe, albeit rare, that these parallels justify the inclusion of a potential etiology of the endodontic procedure in our report.


   REFERENCES
TOP
 REFERENCES
 
  1. Sarathy AP, Bourgeois SL Jr, Goodell GG. Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws and endodontic treatment: two case reports (published correction appears in J Endod 2005;31[11]:835–6). J Endod 2005;31(10):759–63.[Medline]

  2. Katz, H. Endodontic implications of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws: a report of three cases. J Endod 2005;31(11):831–4.[Medline]



John B. Nase, DDS, Associate Professor of Restorative Dentistry (Adjunct)
School of Dentistry

Jon B. Suzuki, DDS, PhD, MBA, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Research and International Relations, Temple University Philadelphia



This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Nase, J. B.
Right arrow Articles by Suzuki, J. B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Nase, J. B.
Right arrow Articles by Suzuki, J. B.

HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS