Open AccessPatients’ quality of life improves after surgical intervention of stage III medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
Author(s) -
Stefan Moll,
Steffen Mueller,
Johannes Meier,
Torsten E. Reichert,
Tobias Ettl,
Christoph Klingelhöffer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oral and maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1865-1569
pISSN - 1865-1550
DOI - 10.1007/s10006-020-00927-7
Subject(s) - medicine , osteonecrosis of the jaw , quality of life (healthcare) , oral and maxillofacial surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , cohort , prospective cohort study , surgery , bisphosphonate , paleontology , osteoporosis , nursing , biology
The treatment of advanced stages of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) remains challenging. In order to improve decision making concerning the therapy, we examined the change of patients' quality of life (QoL) after surgical treatment of MRONJ stage III.