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Replies to "Here's a study that looked at this: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10159647/#:~:text=Prevalence%20of%20ONJ%20among%20Oral,years%20of%20oral%20bisphosphonate%20treatment. To summarize the results: 9 patients out of..."
Thank you for this information, and for sending the link to the study. Very helpful. But yes, the question remains: of those who have had to have dental work while on a bisphosphonate, how many have developed ONJ? From the numbers you posted, tho, I guess the number would still be small -- instead of 4 out of 8,572, maybe something like 4 out of 5,000, perhaps??