The pathogenesis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: so many hypotheses, so few data

MR Allen, DB Burr - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2009 - Elsevier
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) has generated great interest in
the medical and research communities yet remains an enigma, given its unknown …

Bisphosphonate effects on bone turnover, microdamage, and mechanical properties: what we think we know and what we know that we don't know

MR Allen, DB Burr - Bone, 2011 - Elsevier
The bisphosphonates (BPs) have been useful tools in our understanding of the role that
bone remodeling plays in skeletal health. The purpose of this paper is to outline what we …

Osteoradionecrosis: a new concept of its pathophysiology

RE Marx - Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 1983 - Elsevier
The classic sequence in the pathogenesis of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws has been
accepted as radiation, trauma, and infection. This paper challenges this sequence and offers …

Periodontal disease and bisphosphonates induce osteonecrosis of the jaws in the rat

TL Aghaloo, B Kang, EC Sung, M Shoff… - Journal of Bone and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Bisphosphonates (BPs) are medications used commonly to treat primary and metastatic
bone cancer, as well as osteoporosis. Although BPs improve bone mineral density, reduce …

Changes in non-enzymatic glycation and its association with altered mechanical properties following 1-year treatment with risedronate or alendronate

SY Tang, MR Allen, R Phipps, DB Burr… - Osteoporosis …, 2009 - Springer
One year of high-dose bisphosphonate (BPs) therapy in dogs allowed the increased
accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and reduced postyield work-to …

Review of nonprimate, large animal models for osteoporosis research

S Reinwald, D Burr - Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Large animal models are required for preclinical prevention and intervention studies related
to osteoporosis research. The challenging aspect of this requirement is that no single animal …

A longitudinal HR‐pQCT study of alendronate treatment in postmenopausal women with low bone density: relations among density, cortical and trabecular …

AJ Burghardt, GJ Kazakia, M Sode… - Journal of Bone and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The goal of this study was to characterize longitudinal changes in bone microarchitecture
and function in women treated with an established antifracture therapeutic. In this double …

The effects of bisphosphonates on osteoblasts in vitro

A Naidu, PC Dechow, R Spears, JM Wright… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the effects of bisphosphonates on
osteoblast viability and function. STUDY DESIGN: Primary rat osteoblasts were cultured in …

Mandibular necrosis in beagle dogs treated with bisphosphonates

DB Burr, MR Allen - Orthodontics & craniofacial research, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Structured Abstract Authors–Burr DB, Allen MR Objectives–To test the effect of
bisphosphonate (BP) treatment for up to 3 years on bone necrosis and osteocyte death in …

Alendronate reduces bone toughness of ribs without significantly increasing microdamage accumulation in dogs following 3 years of daily treatment

MR Allen, S Reinwald, DB Burr - Calcified tissue international, 2008 - Springer
Reduced bone toughness, the energy absorption capacity of the tissue, has been
consistently documented in vertebrae of animals treated with a wide range of …