Masanori Nashi, Hiromitsu Kishimoto, Masaki Kobayashi, Akira Tachibana, Motoo Suematsu, Shigeyoshi Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Ota, Susumu Hashitani, Takeshi Shibatsuji, Tetsuya Nishida, Kazuma Fujimura, Shungo Furudoi, Yoshiki Ishida, Shoichiro Ishii, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Soichi Iwai, Takashi Shigeta, Takeshi Harada, Daisuke Miyai, Daisuke Takeda, Masaya Akashi, Kazuma Noguchi, Toshihiko Takenobu
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The incidence of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw is increasing worldwide, mostly due to the use of antiresorptive agents (ARAs) such as bisphosphonate (BP) and denosumab (Dmab). However, the proportion of BP-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) and Dmab-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (DRONJ) among all ARA-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) cases is not clear; this hinders appropriate treatment, recurrence-prevention planning, and avoidance of unnecessary Dmab withdrawal...
July 2023: Journal of Dental Sciences