Post-Bulletin

Medical Edge — Fosamax use spurs concerns over tooth extraction

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I take Fosamax for osteoporosis. I need to have a tooth extracted, but I heard that my jaw could die if I do this. Is that true? The risk of bone death (osteonecrosis) from tooth ...
Post-Bulletin

Using Fosamax spurs concerns over tooth extraction

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I take Fosamax for osteoporosis. I need to have a tooth extracted, but I heard that my jaw could die if I do this. Is that true? The risk of bone death (osteonecrosis) from tooth ...
DrBicuspid

Closing arguments heard in Fosamax/ONJ trial

No causal relationship between oral bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has been has been established, according to Christy Jones, attorney for Merck, during closing arguments February ...
DrBicuspid

Merck denies Fosamax caused woman's ONJ

Merck said it will "vigorously defend itself" in the first of what is expected to be several liability trials involving the company's osteoporosis drug Fosamax. In a statement issued August 11 -- the ...
Reuters

Bone strengthening pills linked to jaw bone damage

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It has been known for a while that injections of a class of anti-osteoporosis drugs might trigger jaw bone decay after certain dental procedures, and now it seems that pill ...