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ArticleFrontiers in oral health2026

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in an adult with osteogenesis imperfecta: a case report.

Wang-Yong Zhu, Wenjun Wan, Ping-An Wu, Li-Wei Zhou

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Article in Frontiers in oral health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wang-Yong ZhuDepartment of Dental Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Wenjun WanDepartment of Dental Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ping-An WuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Li-Wei ZhouDepartment of Dental Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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Abstract

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used for managing tumor metastasis and bone diseases, associated with a rare complication of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ). Though reasons are still debated, the MRONJ occurrence in paediatric population suffering osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and treated with BPs is absent. Here, we reported a 33-year-old patient with OI (Type III) who developed MRONJ after receiving intravenous pamidronate from 16 years old. She complained of intermittent nasal bleeding for six years, and presented an exposed necrotic bone in the left maxilla. She underwent surgical debridement, and pathological examination confirmed MRONJ. To our knowledge, this was a very rare case of MRONJ in an adult with OI type III following pediatric BP exposure. This case underscored the need for long-term vigilance, as delayed onset into adulthood is possible. Clinicians should pay attention to sinonasal symptoms as potential manifestations of MRONJ, and strengthen dental preventive care to reduce local risk factors. Long-term follow-up longitudinal studies with a larger sample size in this population are needed.

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antiresorptive therapybisphosphonateepistaxismedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaworonasal fistulaosteogenesis imperfectapamidronate

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