Open AccessWhat do we expect to visualize on the radiographs of mronj patients?
Author(s) -
Gürkan Ünsal,
Kaan Orhan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deneysel ve klinik tıp dergisi/journal of experimental and clinical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.103
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1309-4483
pISSN - 1309-5129
DOI - 10.52142/omujecm.38.si.dent.4
Subject(s) - medicine , osteonecrosis of the jaw , malignancy , modalities , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , radiography , treatment modality , complication , bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw , osteoporosis , stage (stratigraphy) , bisphosphonate , surgery , pathology , social science , sociology , paleontology , biology
Medication related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) is a common complication of the bisphosphonates and other anti-resorptive drugs which are mainly used for osteoporosis, malignancy related hypercalcemia and distant bone metastases. While some imaging modalities are not successful at detecting Stage 0 MRONJ patients, some modalities such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), can detect early MRONJ lesions. Early diagnosed MRONJ lesions are relatively easier to maintain and treat; thus, early diagnosis plays huge role in treatment. In this review main imaging modalities which are used in dentistry were evaluated regarding MRONJ.