Abstract:Background:The incidence of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw has increased with the widespread use of bisphosphonates. Present study aimed to evaluate the effect of pentoxifylline and/or tocopherol alone or in combination, on bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis in tooth extracted rat jaw.Methods: 24 rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups and each animal received intraperitoneal zoledronic acid injection 0.06 mg/ kg/week for 3 weeks. Following the zoledronic acid application, the lower right first … Show more
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