Increased risk for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws in patients wearing dentures could be attributable to impaired mucosal cell wound healing.
Kyrgidis
Athanassios
A
Vahtsevanos
Konstantinos
K
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003778:Dentures / Q000009:adverse effects; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000633:toxicity*; D051228:Geranyltranstransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates; D051228:Geranyltranstransferase