Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: A review about etiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment

• Main Authors: Sheetal Singar (Author), Ajay Pratap Singh Parihar (Author), Prashanthi Reddy (Author), Abhishek Maurya (Author), Vishal Bamaniya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious adverse effect of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic medication. MRONJ is considered when a patient has exposed bone in the jaw for more than 8 weeks and has a history of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic medication with a negative hist...