Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: CT scans of 74 Japanese patients, who were clinically diagnosed by inclusion criteria of ARONJ/MRONJ, obtained between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2016, were evaluated. We investigated the CT imaging features of ARONJ/MRONJ, and clarified radiological differentiation between BRONJ and DRONJ, BRONJ due to oral bisphosphonate administration and due to intravenous bisphosphonate administration, BRONJ with respective kinds of medication, BRONJ with long-term administration and short-term administration, BRONJ with each clinical staging respectively. Fisher's exact test, χ2 test, Student's t-test and analysis of variance were performed in the statistical analyses. RESULTS: Unilateral maxillary sinusitis was detected in all patients with upper ARONJ/MRONJ (100%). DRONJ showed large sequestrum more frequently than BRONJ (3/4, 75 vs 3/35, 8.6%, p < 0.05). DRONJ showed periosteal reaction more frequently than BRONJ (4/10, 40 vs 7/65, 10.1%, p < 0.05). Patients of BRONJ resulting from intravenous bisphosphonate administration showed larger and more frequent buccolingual cortical bone perforations than BRONJ resulting from oral bisphosphonate administration (7/8, 87.5 vs 11/30, 36.7%, p < 0.05). There was no significant correlation between CT findings and respective kinds of medication, long/short-term administration, clinical stages of BRONJ. CONCLUSIONS: ARONJ/MRONJ has characteristic CT image findings which could be useful for its assessment.
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Authors | Akira Baba, Tazuko K Goto, Hiroya Ojiri, Mutsumi Takagiwa, Chiho Hiraga, Masahiro Okamura, Sho Hasegawa, Yumi Okuyama, Nobuhiro Ogino, Hideomi Yamauchi, Yuko Kobashi, Shinji Yamazoe, Yohei Munetomo, Takuji Mogami, Takeshi Nomura |
Journal | Dento maxillo facial radiology
(Dentomaxillofac Radiol)
Vol. 47
Issue 4
Pg. 20170323
(May 2018)
ISSN: 0250-832X [Print] England |
PMID | 29365278
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Bone Density Conservation Agents
- Diphosphonates
- Denosumab
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Topics |
- Aged
- Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
(diagnostic imaging)
- Bone Density Conservation Agents
(adverse effects)
- Denosumab
(adverse effects)
- Diphosphonates
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Japan
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
(methods)
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