title: Management of atrophic maxilla in severe osteoporosis treated with bisphosphonates: a case report.
abstract: Studies investigating whether osteoporosis is a risk factor for using implants have revealed no correlation between possible implant failure and the severity of osteoporosis. However, osteoporotic patients frequently require bone regeneration techniques, because they do not fulfil optimum conditions for implant placement owing to the diminished bone structure and rapid resorption of the alveolar bone. We present a successful case of advanced implant therapy using platelet-rich plasma in a patient with severe osteoporosis who had been previously treated with bisphosphonates. We are not aware that this technique has been previously described in literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences III, Faculty of Health Sciences, Rey Juan Carlos University.Madrid, Spain. jesus.torres@urjc.es
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Faleh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tamimi
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cebrian
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López-Cabarcos
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D019386:Alendronate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D015519:Bone Density; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D019386:Alendronate