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ba0001pp2 | Clinical case posters | ECTS2013

Osteonecrosis of the jaw in a patient with rheumatoid artritis treated with an oral aminobisphosphonate: a clinical case report

Longato Lorena , Cavalli Loredana , Marcucci Gemma , Metozzi Alessia , Giusti Francesca , Brandi Maria Luisa , Piscitelli Prisco

Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has been recently described after i.v. administration of amino-bisphosphonates and – less frequently – in association with the use of oral bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) may affect mandible bone (65%), maxilla bone (26%) and rarely (9%) both sites simultaneously. Although causality may never be proven, emerging experimental data have established a strong association between monthly i.v. bisphosp...