Survivors of COVID-19 may be at risk of developing spontaneous osteonecrosis of the jaw, according to a case series published June 14 in BMC Infectious Diseases. These are believed to be the first ...
Pain behind the ear could be related to the ear itself or nearby structures that share a nerve supply with it. Several possible causes of pain behind the ear, including jaw inflammation, a dental ...
Researchers have shown that commensal microbes in the mouth, in contrast to commensal microbes colonizing other body surfaces, e.g., the gut or skin, modulate immune responses in the jaw bone that ...
Some of the most commonly used medications for osteoporosis can lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a rare but serious ...