Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans show antihypertensive drugs may positively affect the thickness of the jawbone cortex, possibly preventing bone loss. The study was published April 4 in Oral ...

Death of bone due to infections being traced to increase in drugs to fight osteoporosis, cancer. Geneva Grimpo, right, 85, talks with oral surgeon Dr. Brett Ferguson, who’s treating her for ...

Jaw bone cancer can affect the bones of the upper or lower jaw. Cancer from another part of the mouth may spread into the bones, or the tumor may begin in the bone itself. Jaw bone cancer may involve ...

A troubling jaw disease that may be related to the use of some of the most commonly used osteoporosis medications has been the subject of many news stories and law firm commercials lately. The disease ...

Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a condition where part of the jaw bone becomes exposed through the gums. This rare but potentially serious condition may happen after some oral surgery, like tooth removal, ...

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 ...

Dctors used a section of Demetri Pristouris' fibula bone in his lower right leg to replace part of his right jaw, where a benign tumor was. Stacy Pristouris This lucky Brooklyn kid already has a leg ...