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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Apr;66(4):625–631. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.11.032

Table 2.

Bisphosphonate use and risk of ONJ.

Crude Adjusted

Bisphosphonate Odds Ratio 95% C.I Odds Ratio 95% C.I

IV Bisphosphonate 4.23* 2.21 – 6.25 29.77* 1.20 – 733.91
Pamidronate: yes 3.85* 1.41 – 10.51 2.88 0.59 – 14.03
 per mg 1.00 0.99 – 1.00 1.00 0.99 – 1.00
 per month 1.02 0.99 – 1.04 1.01 0.97 – 1.06
 per infusion 1.02 1.00 – 1.05 1.02 0.98 – 1.07
Zoledronate: yes 71.16* 9.47 – 534.88 31.82* 1.75 – 579.33
 per mg 1.03* 1.02 – 1.04 1.04* 1.01 – 1.06
 per month 1.10* 1.05 – 1.15 1.09* 1.02 – 1.17
 per infusion 1.12* 1.06 – 1.17 1.11* 1.03 – 1.20
Oral Bisphosphonates 0.33 0.07 – 1.65 1.26 0.11 – 14.86
*

p<0.05

adjusted for metastasis, obesity, and smoking

further adjusted for zoledronate