Can dental work, dental surgery or tooth extractions bring on ONJ/dead jaw?
Dental work does not usually bring on ONJ, but in fact can alert people to potential serious problems. For example, a person on Fosamax needs a tooth pulled. They get the tooth removed by their dentist, and under normal circumstances the jaw begins to heal right away. Unfortunately, the jaws of people with ONJ do not heal as fast as they should, and it is not uncommon for people to still have lingering wounds three or four months after their procedures.
