Case report
English
Rafa Gehani, Maraai Orafi, Galal Omami
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Al- Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
JMJ Vol.8, No.2 (Summer) 2008:147-150
Abstract
This is the first case of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the mandible in a Libyan patient with review of the literature. The patient was a 78 years old man who presented with an exposed unhealed extraction socket with a history of bisphosphonate therapy for prostate cancer. The case was managed by local debridement, antibiotic and antiseptic irrigation.
Keywords: Bisphosphonate, Osteonecrosis of jaw, Prostatic cancer, Zometa, Biphossy jaw
Link/DOI: http://www.jmj.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1476