Tooth Extraction in Patients Taking Intravenous Bisphosphonates: A Preventive Protocol and Case Series
Tooth Extraction in Patients Taking Intravenous Bisphosphonates: A Preventive Protocol and Case Series
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DOI:
10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.068
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Carrassi, Antonio
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作者:
Lodi, Giovanni;Sardella, Andrea;Carrassi, Antonio
Purpose: To test the efficacy of a protocol in preventing the development of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) after tooth extraction.Patients and Methods: In this prospective case series, consecutive subjects treated with intravenous bisphosphonates who needed tooth extraction underwent a protocol aimed at reducing the risk of BRONJ, based on local and systemic infection control by means of mechanical and chemical reduction of the local bacterial load plus antibiotic prophylaxis.Results: We performed 38 extractions in 23 patients treated with intravenous bisphosphonates, mainly zoledronate, for a mean of 17.5 months (range, 3-36 months). Five patients already had signs of BRONJ caused by tooth extractions performed elsewhere. The mean follow-up was 229.5 days (range, 14-965 days), and no case of BRONJ was recorded.Conclusions: Despite the methodologic limitations of the study design, the proposed preventive protocol appears to reduce the risk of BRONJ after tooth extraction in a group of subjects treated with intravenous bisphosphonates. (C) 2010 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Oral Maxillofac Surg 68:107-110, 2010