Bisphosphonate therapy and ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint: is there a relationship? A case report
O Hammarfjord, LFA Stassen - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bisphosphonates are an effective class of drugs used for various pathologies of bone
tissues such as osteoporosis and solid malignant metastatic disease. Although reports on
adverse events such as bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw are common,
ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint in an older patient that is possibly associated with
bisphosphonate treatment has not, to our knowledge, been previously reported. The patient,
a 70-year-old woman with none of the usual causes for ankylosis, presented with bilateral …
tissues such as osteoporosis and solid malignant metastatic disease. Although reports on
adverse events such as bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw are common,
ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint in an older patient that is possibly associated with
bisphosphonate treatment has not, to our knowledge, been previously reported. The patient,
a 70-year-old woman with none of the usual causes for ankylosis, presented with bilateral …
