A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)

Background: Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) can occur as an adverse reaction to several antiresorptive medications such as bisphosphonate. It presents clinically as a necrotic exposed bone. Several factors including tooth extraction and ill-fitting dentures increase the risk of o...

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Main Authors: Amr S. Bugshan, Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8202
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Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan
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description Background: Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) can occur as an adverse reaction to several antiresorptive medications such as bisphosphonate. It presents clinically as a necrotic exposed bone. Several factors including tooth extraction and ill-fitting dentures increase the risk of osteonecrosis development. Case Report: A 72-year-old female who had an ill-fitting partial denture that caused an exposed necrotic bone and traumatic ulcer on the left posterior mandible. Bony sequestrums were removed and submitted for histological examination, which confirmed the diagnosis of MRONJ. Conclusions: This case illustrates the importance of identifying all risk factors associated with MRONJ by dentists to reduce its development in patients receiving antiresorptive medications. Moreover, patients at risk of MRONJ development should be screened carefully on a regular basis and all dental risk factors should be adjusted or removed.
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spelling doaj.art-7d4295daebdc4a44b8b657ce09d2ee112023-12-01T23:21:45ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-08-011216820210.3390/app12168202A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)Amr S. Bugshan0Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan1Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) can occur as an adverse reaction to several antiresorptive medications such as bisphosphonate. It presents clinically as a necrotic exposed bone. Several factors including tooth extraction and ill-fitting dentures increase the risk of osteonecrosis development. Case Report: A 72-year-old female who had an ill-fitting partial denture that caused an exposed necrotic bone and traumatic ulcer on the left posterior mandible. Bony sequestrums were removed and submitted for histological examination, which confirmed the diagnosis of MRONJ. Conclusions: This case illustrates the importance of identifying all risk factors associated with MRONJ by dentists to reduce its development in patients receiving antiresorptive medications. Moreover, patients at risk of MRONJ development should be screened carefully on a regular basis and all dental risk factors should be adjusted or removed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8202MRONJbisphosphonatesequestrumill-fitting dentures
spellingShingle Amr S. Bugshan
Yousif A. Al-Dulaijan
A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
Applied Sciences
MRONJ
bisphosphonate
sequestrum
ill-fitting dentures
title A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
title_full A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
title_fullStr A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
title_full_unstemmed A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
title_short A Multidisciplinary Pathway for the Diagnosis and Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
title_sort multidisciplinary pathway for the diagnosis and prosthodontic management of a patient with medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw mronj
topic MRONJ
bisphosphonate
sequestrum
ill-fitting dentures
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/16/8202
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