COURSE DETAILS
Successful Management of a Severe Case of Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in a Multiple Myeloma Patient
Cost: $30.00
Objectives:
- Discuss Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) and its causes.
- Understand how to diagnose and manage BRONJ
- Understand the surgical and pharmocological management of BRONJ
Faculty:
- Cesar Luchetti, DDS, MS
- Sebastian Yantorno, MD
- Julian Barrales, MD
- Juan Napal, MD
- Jorge Milone, MD, PhD
- Alicia Kitrilakis, DDS, PhD
Continuing Education:
ADA
Activity Number: ADL-09372
Series: JIACD Volume 1, Number 7
AGD #: N/A
CA #: 02-4687-09372
Hours: 2.00
Expiration Date: 9/30/2010
Abstract
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a serious oral complication of bisphosphonate treatment involving the exposure of necrotic maxillary or mandibular bone. BRONJ is associated with pain, paresthesia, and oral dysfunction generating an impairment of the quality of life. Treatment of this complication remains difficult and the most useful action is prevention. This is a case report of a multiple myeloma patient whose first signs of BRONJ began in 2002 with the development of an aggressive bilateral osteonecrosis of the mandible. Successful management of this case is described with 17 months of follow up monitoring.
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