title: New dimensional staging of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw allowing a guided surgical treatment protocol: long-term follow-up of 266 lesions in neoplastic and osteoporotic patients from the university of bari.
abstract: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is the most serious side effect in patients receiving bisphosphonates (BPs) for neoplastic disease and osteoporosis. The aim of this study is to propose a new dimensional stage classification, guiding the surgical treatment of BRONJ patients, and to evaluate the success rate of this new management. From 2004 to 2013, 203 neoplastic and osteoporotic patients with 266 BRONJ lesions were referred to the Odontostomatology Unit of the University of Bari. All patients underwent surgery after suspension of BPs therapy and antibiotic treatment. The surgical procedure was complemented by piezosurgery and followed by the application of hyaluronate and amino acids. The new dimensional staging suggests the choice of the surgical approach, and allows the prediction of postoperative complications and soft and hard tissues healing time, guiding the surgical treatment protocol. This protocol could be a successful management strategy for BRONJ, considering the low recurrences rate and the good stabilisation of the surgical sites observed after a long-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Odontostomatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Odontostomatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miccoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Odontostomatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Limongelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Odontostomatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tempesta
authors.affiliation: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favia
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Pathological Anatomy Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maiorano
authors.affiliation: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Odontostomatology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favia