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. 2012 Sep;18(6):621-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2012.01903.x. Epub 2012 Feb 22.

Learning from experience. Proposal of a refined definition and staging system for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ)

A Bedogni, V Fusco, A Agrillo, G Campisi
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Learning from experience. Proposal of a refined definition and staging system for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ)

A Bedogni et al. Oral Dis. 2012 Sep.
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Diagnostic work-up for BRONJ. VAS, visual analogic scale
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