Periodontal diseases and smoking

A randomized clinical trial comparing oral alendronate and intravenous pamidronate for the treatment of Paget's disease of bone.

Bone·2004

Major method-specific differences in the measurement of intact parathyroid hormone: studies in patients with and without chronic renal failure.

Annals of clinical biochemistry·2004

A randomized trial comparing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and HRT plus calcitriol in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with vertebral fractures: benefit of the combination on total body and hip density.

Calcified tissue international·2003

Bone density changes in Paget's disease 2 years after iv pamidronate: profound, sustained increases in pagetic bone with severity-related loss in forearm nonpagetic cortical bone.

Bone·2003

A randomized trial of sodium fluoride (60 mg) +/- estrogen in postmenopausal osteoporotic vertebral fractures: increased vertebral fractures and peripheral bone loss with sodium fluoride; concurrent estrogen prevents peripheral loss, but not vertebral fractures.

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA·2002

Bisphosphonate therapy for Paget's disease in a patient with hypoparathyroidism: profound hypocalcemia, rapid response, and prolonged remission.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research·2001