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Osteoporosis

Key points

  • Osteoporosis is a systemic disease, affecting nearly 30% of postmenopausal women, characterized by reduced bone density and impaired microarchitecture leading to bone fractures
  • Osteoporosis affects the jaw bone less than the extracranial skeleton
  • Reflecting current data the success of implant surgery in osteoporotic patients is not limited
  • Although antiresorptive medication is highly prescribed in osteoporosis a low risk of the antiresorptive medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) exists, reflecting the low total dose over time application of antiresorptive medication in osteoporosis

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Bertil Friberg: Possible causes of marginal bone loss, a synopsis

Dr Friberg reports on and compares various studies and presents own research findings from the Branemark Clinic on marginal bone loss and peri-implantitis issues. Bone loss does not show typical patterns, and is not only a bacteria and plaque accumulation, but is multifactorial and...
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