title: Platelet rich plasma in the treatment of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: personal experience and review of the literature.
abstract: Bisphosphonates (BPs) are a class of synthetic drugs commonly used to treat bone metastasis and various bone diseases that cause osseous fragility (such as osteoporosis). Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a common complication in patients who received BPs, especially intravenously. Recently, osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) caused by chemotherapeutic not belonging to BPs drug class has been reported. For this reason, it has been proposed recently to rename BRONJ in antiresorptive agents related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ), to include a wider spectrum of drugs that may cause osteonecrosis of the jaw. The most debated topic about ARONJ/BRONJ is therapy. The most adequate procedure is far from being standardized and prevention seems to play a pivotal role. In our study, we considered 72 patients with BRONJ with nonsurgical therapy, surgical therapy, and surgical therapy with platelet rich plasma (PRP) gel to evaluate its therapeutic effect in promoting ONJ wounds healing. Good results showed by PRP in improving wound healing give away to case-control randomized studies that could give definitive evidence of its effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial & ENT Surgery, Department of Melanoma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, Via Aniello Falcone 186, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School in Oral Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial & ENT Surgery, Department of Melanoma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, Via Aniello Falcone 186, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aversa
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial & ENT Surgery, Department of Melanoma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, Via Aniello Falcone 186, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pavone
authors.affiliation: Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Haematology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, Via Semmola 1, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Costanzo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School in Oral Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramaglia
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial & ENT Surgery, Department of Melanoma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-Fondazione G. Pascale-IRCCS, Via Aniello Falcone 186, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ionna