Klin Farmakol Farm. 2017;31(3):19-22 | DOI: 10.36290/far.2017.033
Significant group of antiresorptive substances are bisphosphonates (abbr. BP). They inhibit diferentiation and maturationof osteoclasts, decrease bone resorption. Main indications of the BP are multiple myeloma, Paget´s disease, bone metastasesby cancer of prostata, breast cancer, kidney malignancies etc. and by osteoporosis. As negative effect of the BP revealsdevelopment of jaw osteonecrosis in some cases, by the American Association for Oromaxilofacial Surgery named BRONJ –bisphosponate related osteonecrosis of the jaws or MRONJ – medication related osteonecrosis of the jaws respectively.Incidence of the osteonecrosis by oral use of the BP is above 1 percent or less, by intravenous application ranges from 1 to10 percents.Therapy of the developed BRONJ/MRONJ is complicated and long lasting. Therefore the prevention is prefered by sanation of teethand the oral cavity before start of the BP treatment. Close cooperation is required within the general physician who prescribesthe antiresorptive substances and the dentist.Very positive is when the annoucement of the need of consultation with the dentist of the patient is made by the pharmacist.
Received: June 28, 2019; Accepted: August 20, 2019; Prepublished online: August 20, 2019; Published: November 1, 2017 Show citation