Criteria for the prescription of oral bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis in a series of women referred for tooth extraction
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 17(4): 601-604, jul. 2012. tab
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ABSTRACT
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 Ctelopeptide (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 (AU)
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Collection:
06-national
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ES
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Osteoporosis
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Drug Prescriptions
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Diphosphonates
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article