DPBRN Retrospective Cohort Study of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

N/ACompletedNCT01201330

Dental Practice-Based Research Network572,606 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ONJ in the patient population of 2 large HMOs and study the risk factors associated with the development of this condition.

The electronic database from Kaiser Permanente and HealthParnters of Minnesota were used to identify all ONJ cases that occured between 1994 and 2006 and then demographic, social and medical risk factors possibly associated with the disease were abstracted and analyzed.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

572,606

Conditions

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 41 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ONJ sufferers and control biphosphonate users older than 40, of any gender, race and ethnic origin

Locations (1)

Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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