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Reference values of 25-hydroxyvitamin D revisited: a position statement from th...
Moreira,Carolina Aguiar; Ferreira,Carlos Eduardo dos S; Madeira,Miguel; Silva,Barbara Campolina Carvalho; Maeda,Sergio Setsuo; Batista,Marcelo CidadeABSTRACT Hypovitaminosis D is a common condition with a negative impact on health. This statement, prepared by experts from the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine, includes methodological aspects and limitations of the measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] for identification of vitamin D status, and identifies individuals ...
Prevention and treatment of oral adverse effects of antiresorptive medications ...
Madeira,Miguel; Rocha,André Caroli; Moreira,Carolina Aguiar; Aguiar,Águida Maria Menezes; Maeda,Sergio Setsuo; Cardoso,Abel SilveiraABSTRACT Antiresorptive therapy is the main form of prevention of osteoporotic or fragility fractures. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a relatively rare but severe adverse reaction to antiresorptive and antiangiogenic drugs. Physicians and dentists caring for patients taking these drugs and requiring invasive procedures face a difficult decision because of the potential risk of MRONJ. The...