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Mandibular inferior cortical bone thickness on panoramic radiographs in patients using bisphosphonates.
Torres, Sandra R; Chen, Curtis S K; Leroux, Brian G; Lee, Peggy P; Hollender, Lars G; Lloid, Michelle; Drew, Shane Patrick; Schubert, Mark M.
Affiliation
  • Torres SR; Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Visiting Faculty at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: sandratorres@odonto.ufrj.br.
  • Chen CS; Oral Radiology Specialty Program, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Leroux BG; Dental Public Health Sciences and Biostatistics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Lee PP; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Hollender LG; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Lloid M; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Drew SP; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Schubert MM; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Director, Oral Medicine Service, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25864820
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The goal of this study was to detect dimensional changes in the mandibular cortical bone associated with bisphosphonate (BP) use and to correlate measurements of the cortical bone with the cumulative dose of BPs. STUDY

DESIGN:

Mandibular inferior cortical bone thickness (MICBT) was measured under the mental foramen on panoramic radiographs of patients with and without bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) taking BPs and controls.

RESULTS:

Patients with BRONJ had the highest mean MICBT (6.81 ± 1.35 mm), compared with patients without BRONJ taking BPs (5.44 ± 1.09 mm) and controls (4.79 ± 0.85 mm) (P < .01). Mean MICBT of patients with BRONJ was significantly higher than that of patients without BRONJ taking BPs. There was a correlation between MICBT and cumulative dose of zolendronate.

CONCLUSIONS:

Measurement of MICBT on panoramic radiographs is a potentially useful tool for the detection of dimensional changes associated with BP therapy.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw / Mandible Type of study: Clinical_trials Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Year: 2015 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw / Mandible Type of study: Clinical_trials Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Year: 2015 Document type: Article