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Denosumab-related osteonecrosis of the jaws

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 3 Papazoli St, Thessaloniki, 546 30, Greece

    A. Kyrgidis

  2. Department of Endocrinology, 424 Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

    K. A. Toulis

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Kyrgidis, A., Toulis, K.A. Denosumab-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. Osteoporos Int 22, 369–370 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1177-6

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