These fractures can go non-union and result in all sorts of trouble with mastication. You cannot chew food with a broken jaw.
IT happens because the medications to treat osteophorosis inhibit the osteoclastic mechanism in bone growth and the osteoblasts working out of balance lay down bone layers that become so dense that a condition similar to marble bone results. This bone is so dense that blood flow to the inside of the mandible bone is inhibited resulting in bone necrosis and eventual thinning and eventual weakening of the mandible due to brittleness. The condition is excerbated in individuals who have had full mouth extractions and who must wear false teeth.
If you are on osteophorotic medication please visit an Oral Surgeon/Dentist to be evaluated for this condition at some point. Since osteophorosis is a condition that takes time to develop, rest periods with cessation of osteoporotic medication and evaluation of the mandible bone might be advisable. When your jaw breaks it is a little too late.
The person who medicates himself has a fool for a patient. A multi-disciplinary team is the best approach. That means doctors and other health professionals who cooperate in the individuals treatment with a team approach.
The prescribing of medication is serious business and should not be taken lightly.
