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ArticleBrazilian oral research2025

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws: a series of 22 cases highlighting their histopathological features.

Dandara Andrade de Santana, Yann Victor Paiva Bastos, Paulo Tambasco de Oliveira, Bruno Cunha Pires, Flávia Caló Aquino Xavier, Águida Cristina Gomes Henriques Leitão, Larissa Abbehusen Couto, André Sampaio Souza, Luciana Maria Pedreira Ramalho, Patrícia Ramos Cury and 1 more

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11 authors.

Dandara Andrade de SantanaUniversidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, School of Dentistry, Dentistry and Health Postgraduate Program, Salvador, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9060-2907
Yann Victor Paiva BastosPrivate Orthodontics Office, Maceió, AL, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4774-7681
Paulo Tambasco de OliveiraUniversidade de São Paulo - USP, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, Cell Culture Laboratory, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6662-0486
Bruno Cunha PiresCentro Diagnóstico Pires, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6083-4218
Flávia Caló Aquino XavierUniversidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, School of Dentistry, Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Salvador, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0199-6503
Águida Cristina Gomes Henriques LeitãoUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, School of Dentistry, Department of Clinic and Preventive Dentistry, Recife, PE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-3655
Larissa Abbehusen CoutoUniversidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, School of Dentistry, Dentistry and Health Postgraduate Program, Salvador, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-2366
André Sampaio SouzaHospital Manoel Victorino, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Luciana Maria Pedreira RamalhoOncology Center of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-4977
Patrícia Ramos CuryDepartment of Periodontology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-0483
Jean Nunes Dos SantosUniversidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, School of Dentistry, Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Salvador, BA, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-5879

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the clinicopathological characteristics of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), addressing histopathological features and bone structure. Twenty-two MRONJ patients were retrospectively evaluated for osteonecrosis, osteomyelitis, bacterial colonization, bone resorption, reactive bone, osteon-like structure, lamellar bone, and basophilic lines. Specific staining and fluorescence and polarized light microscopy assessments were also performed. The mandible was significantly more affected by MRONJ. There was a predominance of African-Brazilian women aged sixty and older. Osteomyelitis was present in 82% of patients. Actinomycosis was observed in 36.4% of MRONJ patients. Osteoclasts were absent in MRONJ but bone resorption was often seen. Basophilic lines were observed in more than 80% of the patients. The MRONJ patients exhibited lamellar bone with osteon-like structures. This study provided important insight into MRONJ, demonstrating a diverse histopathological spectrum and infection with Actinomyces and fungi. The condition was characterized by a necrotized lamellar bone structure and more frequently affected the mandible of older women.

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Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the JawActinomycosisAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsBone ResorptionBrazilFemaleHumansMaleMicroscopy, PolarizationMiddle AgedOsteomyelitisRetrospective StudiesSex Factors

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