See " Funding " following " References. " Patients with multiple myeloma and metastatic cancer to the bones show reduced incidence of skeletal-related events when they are treated with intravenous bisphosphonates such as pamidronate or zoledronic acid (1 , 2). For many years, the continuous, often monthly, use of bisphosphonates in such patients was not questioned. However, in 2003, an adverse ...

IMPORTANCE Osteosarcoma of the jaws is rare and clinically distinct from osteosarcoma of the long bones of the body with different treatment and outcomes. The literature on these tumors is limited to case reports and small case series mostly from single institutions. We used data from the population-based national Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry to determine th...

Radicular cyst is the most common odontogenic cyst occurring in the jaws. The cyst is commonly found in relation to the maxillary anterior teeth in the third and fifth decade of life. Although multiple radicular cysts are not uncommon in the jaws, bilaterally symmetrical representation of these cysts is rare. Radiographs prior to extraction help in diagnosis of these cysts and thereby prevent f...