OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the criteria for the prescription of oral bisphosphonates (OB) in a series of women with osteoporosis referred for tooth extraction. STUDY DESIGN: The study included 38 postmenopausal women on treatment with OBs. The following variables were analysed: age, weight, height, type of OB and duration of treatment, bone densitometry and risk factors for osteoporosis. In addition, the osteoporosis self-assessment tool (OST) was administered and collagen type I C-telopeptide (CTX) levels were measured. RESULTS: Bone densitometry had only been performed in six patients (15.7%) before starting OB treatment. Based on the results of the OST, nine (23.6%) of the participants presented a low risk of osteoporosis. CTX levels were measured in 23 patients: 11 (47.8%) presented values below 150 pg/ml. CONCLUSION: Although all patients in the present series were on treatment with OBs, a large percentage did not satisfy the criteria for the initiation of treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the criteria for the prescription of oral bisphosphonates (OB) in a series of women with osteoporosis referred for tooth extraction. STUDY DESIGN: The study included 38 postmenopausal women on treatment with OBs. The following variables were analysed: age, weight, height, type of OB and duration of treatment, bone densitometry and risk factors for osteoporosis. In addition, the osteoporosis self-assessment tool (OST) was administered and collagen type I C-telopeptide (CTX) levels were measured. RESULTS: Bone densitometry had only been performed in six patients (15.7%) before starting OB treatment. Based on the results of the OST, nine (23.6%) of the participants presented a low risk of osteoporosis. CTX levels were measured in 23 patients: 11 (47.8%) presented values below 150 pg/ml. CONCLUSION: Although all patients in the present series were on treatment with OBs, a large percentage did not satisfy the criteria for the initiation of treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Authors: Salvatore L Ruggiero; Thomas B Dodson; Leon A Assael; Regina Landesberg; Robert E Marx; Bhoomi Mehrotra Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Date: 2009-05 Impact factor: 1.895
Authors: Sven Otto; Mario Hakim Abu-Id; Stefano Fedele; Patrick H Warnke; Stephan T Becker; Andreas Kolk; Thomas Mücke; Gerson Mast; Robert Köhnke; Elias Volkmer; Florian Haasters; Olivier Lieger; Tateyuki Iizuka; Stephen Porter; Giuseppina Campisi; Giuseppe Colella; Oliver Ploder; Andreas Neff; Jörg Wiltfang; Michael Ehrenfeld; Thomas Kreusch; Klaus-Dietrich Wolff; Stephen R Stürzenbaum; Matthias Schieker; Christoph Pautke Journal: J Craniomaxillofac Surg Date: 2010-07-02 Impact factor: 2.078
Authors: P Bergmann; J-J Body; S Boonen; Y Boutsen; J-P Devogelaer; S Goemaere; J-M Kaufman; J-Y Reginster; V Gangji Journal: Int J Clin Pract Date: 2009-01 Impact factor: 2.503