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  2. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    15% (50 year olds), 70% (over 80 year olds) [ 7] Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. [ 3]

  3. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. 0.2% for those on biphosphonate type drugs >4 years. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw ( MON, MRONJ) is progressive death of the jawbone in a person exposed to a medication known to increase the risk of disease, in the absence of a previous radiation treatment.

  4. Osteopenia - Wikipedia

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    Medication. Usually unmerited. Osteopenia, known as " low bone mass " or " low bone density ", is a condition in which bone mineral density is low. [ 1] Because their bones are weaker, people with osteopenia may have a higher risk of fractures, and some people may go on to develop osteoporosis. [ 2] In 2010, 43 million older adults in the US ...

  5. FDA warns Boniva, Fosamax and other osteoporosis drugs ... - AOL

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    Osteoporosis drugs taken to prevent bone fracture may cause rare, but critical, fractures of their own, the Food and Drug Administration announced today in a warning to consumers. The agency also ...

  6. Senile osteoporosis - Wikipedia

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    Senile osteoporosis. Senile osteoporosis has been recently recognized as a geriatric syndrome with a particular pathophysiology. There are different classification of osteoporosis: primary, in which bone loss is a result of aging and secondary, in which bone loss occurs from various clinical and lifestyle factors. [1]

  7. Bisphosphonate - Wikipedia

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    Bisphosphonates are used to treat osteoporosis, osteitis deformans (Paget's disease of the bone), bone metastasis (with or without hypercalcemia), multiple myeloma, and other conditions involving fragile, breakable bone. In osteoporosis and Paget's, the most popular first-line bisphosphonate drugs are alendronate and risedronate.

  8. Osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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    Osteonecrosis of the jaw ( ONJ) is a severe bone disease ( osteonecrosis) that affects the jaws (the maxilla and the mandible ). Various forms of ONJ have been described since 1861, and a number of causes have been suggested in the literature. Osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with bisphosphonate therapy, which is required by some cancer ...

  9. Abaloparatide - Wikipedia

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    Abaloparatide, sold under the brand name Tymlos among others, is a parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analog medication used to treat osteoporosis. [1] It is an anabolic (i.e., bone growing) agent.

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