Article Type : Case Report
Authors : Picardo SN, Rodriguez Genta SA and Rey EA
Keywords : Oncology; Zoledronic acid; Medication Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
High doses of
Bisphosphonates prescribed to avoid bone metastasis in oncologist patients
ought to be controlled interdisciplinary between physicians and dentists in
order to avoid manipulate necrotic bone tissue. It is the case Health
professionals could control Medication related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
progression and let bone sequestration could be exfoliated time requires
according a lot of variables without manipulate it, besides patients interacting
with the attending physician in exacerbation events of injuries that affect the
patient's general health they must be received surgery treatment to eliminate
all septic foci and control [1].
According to the American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS, 2014), MRONJ is defined as exposed or necrotic
bone in the maxillofacial region that has persisted for more than 8 weeks in
association with current or previous BPs or DS therapy and with a lack of head
and neck radiotherapy. AAOMS divided the MRONJ into 4 stages from 0 to 3,
according to the clinical and radiological aspect of the osteonecrotic lesion:
stage 0: Osteonecrotic lesion without sign-pathognomonic evidence of osteonecrosis:
stage 1: osteonecrotic lesion with clinical signs and absence of clinical
symptoms; Stage 2: Osteonecrotic lesion with sign and evident clinical
symptoms; Stage 3: Osteonecrotic lesion with signs and evident symptoms that
involve noble structures: pathological fractures, anesthesia of the lower
dental nerve, oral-nasal communication, oral-sinus communication, skin fistulas
[2].
A Male patient, 74 years, history of prostatic AC:
malignant, vertebral hypercalcemia, hypertensive, under treatment with
Zoledronic Acid 4mg / ml /20 days, with 25 months. With a history of implant
remove 24 because of peri-implantitis: two years before the consultation.
Necrotic bone expanded because of surgery manipulation was few weeks later. With
frank over contaminated bone exposure. Injury that after bone toilet, besides
without oral-sinus communication. Initially, He was presented with Cone Beam
images showing a radiolucid lesion surrounded 23 and implant 25 but left sinus
without compromise.
He was presented with Cone Beam images 18 months later showing severely biggest radiolucid lesion than initial one with surrounded 23 and implant 25 but left sinus without compromise [3]. Antiseptic washes were started with 0.12% Chlorhexidine, 10% Povidone Iodo and 0.05% Rifamycin, alternating them monthly in order to produce the reflux of the inflammatory content, opportunely accompanied with antibiotic therapy: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg each 12 hours for 10 days, talking with the treating doctor, accompanying your five systemic clinical exacerbations (lymphadenopathy, tumor) [1-5].
Figure 1: With a history of implant remove 24 because of
peri-implantitis.
The clinical picture of MRONJ has remitted two
years after implant 24 was removed by spontaneously expelling the bone
sequestration covering 25 implant during COVID 19 pandemic, Reconfirming its
diagnosis with the support of the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy. His soft
tissues recovered, without presenting evident clinical and / or radiological
lesions or recurrences in fourteen years. Prosthetic rehabilitation was indicated
[5-6]. He has presented with actual Cone Beam images post expelling necrotic
bone showing left sinus without compromise.
It is clear from the suggested treatments that
before the diagnosis of MRONJ the therapeutic attitude is consolidated in
non-invasive maneuvers regarding the manipulation of bone tissue, performing
the pertinent clinical controls in order to avoid systemic spread to deep
planes, that could condition a septicemia picture in affected patients,
interacting with the attending physician in the event of a certain event of
exacerbation of injuries that affect the patient's general health [7].