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Weighing the Risks of Osteoporosis vs Fosamax Complications

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This article is about a Massachusetts woman's decision to stop taking Fosamax after being informed of the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw by her dental surgeon. 
 
The woman's dental work was elective, and another way to accomplish it was found, but in many cases extractions or other oral surgery is necessary even for patients on osteoporosis medication. 
 
The complication, a painful and disabling erosion of the jawbone, is rare, and fractures due to osteoporosis are common, so the decision on medication is not so simple. 
 
The balance of risk vs reward must be evaluated for each individual.

Fosamax risk weighed

Worcester Telegram - 6/19/2006 5:07 AM

Graphic designer Patricia Korch settled into her oral surgeon’s chair, ready to have a troublesome tooth extracted as part of orthodontia she’d delayed for many years.
 
“You take Fosamax,” he said, studying her medical history form.
 
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