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ReviewMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2020

Review and update on drugs related to the development of osteonecrosis of the jaw.

A Eguia, L Bagán-Debón, F Cardona

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Review in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Drug-related jaw osteonecrosis: a 6-year retrospective study from two centers in Argentina.Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

A EguiaDepartamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU Apartado 699, 48080 Bilbao, Spain elena.eraso@ehu.eus.
L Bagán-Debón
F Cardona

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a rare, but serious adverse effect of certain drugs, of which bisphosphonates are the most widely known. This pathology is also associated with other medications such as the biologic antiresorptive agent, denosumab and some antiangiogenics such as sunitinib, bevacizumab or aflibercept. Very recently, new medications have also been associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The objectives were to update the list of medications associated with ONJ, to analyze the fundamental aspects of this list and to describe the level of evidence available. MATERIAL AND

methodsA narrative bibliographic review was made, using the PubMed-MedLine, DOAJ and SCIELO databases. Additional information was obtained through the online Medication Information Centre of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS - CIMA), the websites of the US Food & Drugs Administration (Drugs@FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

resultsThe latest drugs identified as potential facilitators of this pathology include a number of anti-VEGF based antiangiogenic drugs and anti-TKI and different types of immunomodulators. Neither the level of evidence in this association nor the risk are equal for all these drugs. On the other hand, over the coming years, new drugs will be marketed with similar action mechanisms to those that are recognized as having this adverse effect.

conclusionsNo effective therapy is currently known for the treatment of ONJ. Therefore, in order to prevent new cases of MRONJ, it is essential for all oral healthcare professionals to be fully up-to-date with the etiopathogenic aspects of this pathology and to be aware of those drugs considered to be a risk.

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Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the JawBone Density Conservation AgentsOsteonecrosisPharmaceutical PreparationsDenosumabDiphosphonatesHumansBone Density Conservation AgentsDenosumabDiphosphonatesPharmaceutical Preparations

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PMID31880288
PMCPMC6982985

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