Jacqueline T Cua-Lim Author

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Enlarging palatal defect secondary to invasive microbial infection vs. bisphosphonate-related maxillary osteonecrosis in a 60-year-old guamanian male patient: A diagnostic challenge

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Jacqueline T Cua-Lim

Osteonecrosis is a common disorder that is a result of collapse of architecture of the bone, determining severe anatomic alterations of the involved
site. Osteonecrosis is not a primary disease entity, but rather is a final common pathway secondary to a number of conditions ultimately leading
to disturbance in bone remodeling which may potentially lead to bone death. This ischemic bone disease has multifactorial etiologies such as
viral, mycotic or bacterial infections, radiotherapy, immunologic diseases and malignancies. However, recent studies prove that most cases of
osteonecrosis were iatrogenic. The common sites of osteonecrosis include subarticular avascular necrosis of the femoral head and osteonecrosis of
the mandible or maxilla.
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