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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Radiographic perception of anatomical structures and bony changes in oncologic patients under antiresorptive therapy.

Hugo Gaêta-Araujo, Maria Clara Rodrigues Pinheiro, André Ferreira Leite, Karla de Faria Vasconcelos, Reinhilde Jacobs, Christiano Oliveira-Santos

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Hugo Gaêta-AraujoDepartment of Stomatology, Public Oral Health, and Forensic Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. Do Café, S/N, 14040-904, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. hugogaeta@hotmail.com.
Maria Clara Rodrigues PinheiroDivision of Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
André Ferreira LeiteOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Karla de Faria VasconcelosOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Reinhilde JacobsOMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Christiano Oliveira-SantosDepartment of Diagnosis & Oral Health, University of Louiville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.
KU Leuven · BEKarolinska Institutet · SEUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversity of Louisville · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess radiographic presentation of anatomical structures, bony changes and soft tissue calcifications on panoramic radiographs of oncologic patients under high dose antiresorptive drug therapy (ART) before exposure to dental extraction.

methodsPanoramic radiographs of 57 patients under ART, taken previously to tooth extraction, and 57 control patients were evaluated by two oral radiologists regarding bone pattern, anatomical structures visibility, estimation of cortical width, mandibular cortical index (MCI), and presence of soft tissue calcifications. Parameters were compared between ART and age- and gender-matched healthy control groups. Bone patterns were further assessed by regions with or without tooth extractions and according to uneventful healing or MRONJ development. All comparisons were made using chi-square test with significance level set at 5%.

resultsMandible and posterior maxilla presented more sclerotic bone patterns in patients under ART, regardless of tooth extraction and MRONJ development status (p < 0.05). Heterogeneous bone pattern was identified in two regions that both were subsequently affected by MRONJ. Anatomical structure visibility and presence of soft tissue calcifications was not different among groups (p > 0.05). ART patients showed significantly more C0 (thickening) and C1 MCI (p < 0.05).

conclusionSclerotic bone pattern and thicker mandibular cortices may represent a consequence of ART rather than MRONJ specific findings. Prospective studies on larger patient samples radiographically followed-up during the ART treatment are advised, with specific attention to heterogenous trabecular bone pattern as a possible MRONJ predictor.

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Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the JawBone Density Conservation AgentsHumansPerceptionProspective StudiesBone Density Conservation AgentsAntiresorptive therapyCancerOsteonecrosisPanoramic radiography

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