1.0Dental Blog | Dentist Lehigh Valley | Teeth Whitening | Implant Dentistry | Restorative Dentistry | S. John Salivonchick, DMD, PChttps://www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com/blogS. John salivonchikhttps://www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com/blog/author/salivonchikdmd/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IgrcfDZYZI"><a href="https://www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com/blog/bisphosphonates/">Bisphosphonates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lehighvalleydentalhealth.com/blog/bisphosphonates/embed/#?secret=IgrcfDZYZI" width="600" height="338" title="“Bisphosphonates” — Dental Blog | Dentist Lehigh Valley | Teeth Whitening | Implant Dentistry | Restorative Dentistry | S. John Salivonchick, DMD, PC" data-secret="IgrcfDZYZI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Recently,there has been much concern about the bisphosphonate class of medication for osteoporosis such as Fosamax. These medications have been associated with osteonecrosis (non healing bone) following extractions, dental implants or invasive dental work. Although the risk of this is very low, it would be prudent for anyone going on bisphosponates to have a dental […]