label: Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis
label_lc: bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis
description: "Necrosis of the mandible or maxilla in patients receiving intravenous or oral bisphosphonate therapy.  It usually manifests with slow healing or failure to heal of a jaw bone following oral surgery.  In a minority of cases, the necrosis appears spontaneously.  Signs and symptoms include pain, swelling and infection of the affected area."