Bone Abstracts

Introduction and aim: Many patients with osteoporosis are elderly and oral health is an important aspect of patient care especially in patients on bisphosphonates. Our aim was to determine oral health attitudes and practices in patients with osteoporosis receiving bisphosphonates.Methods: A questionnaire study was conducted after informed consent on cognitively intact patients diagnosed with osteoporosis who were attending hospital Osteoporosis clinic an...

Objective: Good oral health is important for well being especially in the elderly. Osteonecrosis of Jaw is rare side effect of bisphosphonates and Denosumab. Patients need adequate dental precautions and appropriate advice from doctors and dentists to reduce the chance of this condition. Aim of the study was to assess the dental health of patients with osteoporotic fractures receiving bisphosphonate or denosumab treatments.Methods: Single person administ...

Objective: With increasing usage of bisphosphonates and increasing longevity, many elderly patients are on long term bisphosphonates and may require some dental procedure. We wanted to determine the dental risk status based on Scottish guidance for Dental practitioners 2011.Methods: An interviewer recorded information needed to classify risk status amongst a randomly selected database of bisphosphonate users.Setting: Teaching hospi...