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Review
. 2024 Sep;30(6):3679-3709.
doi: 10.1111/odi.14887. Epub 2024 Feb 5.

Italian position paper (SIPMO-SICMF) on medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)

Alberto Bedogni  1   2 , Rodolfo Mauceri  3   4 , Vittorio Fusco  5 , Francesco Bertoldo  6 , Giordana Bettini  1   2 , Olga Di Fede  3 , Antonio Lo Casto  7 , Claudio Marchetti  8 , Vera Panzarella  3 , Giorgia Saia  2 , Paolo Vescovi  9 , Giuseppina Campisi  3   4
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Italian position paper (SIPMO-SICMF) on medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)

Alberto Bedogni et al. Oral Dis. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: This paper aims to describe the 2023 update position paper on MRONJ developed by the Italian Societies of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO) and of Maxillofacial Surgery (SICMF).

Methods: This is the second update following the 2013 and 2020 Italian position papers by the Expert panel, which is a representation of the two scientific societies (SIPMO and SICMF). The paper is based on an extensive analysis of the available literature from January 2003 to February 2020, and the subsequent review of literature conducted between March 2020 and December 2022 to include all new relevant published papers to confirm or modify the previous set of recommendations.

Results: This position paper highlights the main issues of MRONJ on risk estimates, disease definition, diagnostic pathway, individual risk assessment, and the fundamental role of imaging in the diagnosis, classification, and management of MRONJ.

Conclusion: The Expert Panel confirmed the MRONJ definition, the diagnostic work-up, the clinical-radiological staging system and the prophylactic drug holiday, as recognized by SIPMO-SICMF; while, it presented novel indications regarding the categories at risk of MRONJ, the prevention strategies, and the treatment strategies associated with the therapeutic drug holiday.

Keywords: Denosumab; MRONJ; ONJ; bisphosphonate; bone density conservation agents; osteonecrosis of the jaw.

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