Imaging Findings of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws : A Critical Review of the Quantitative Studies
Joint Authors
Leite, André Ferreira
Figueiredo, Paulo Tadeu de Souza
Melo, Nilce Santos de
Ogata, Fernanda dos Santos
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This paper offers a critical review of published information on the imaging strategies used for diagnosing bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in patients taking intravenous bisphosphonates, pointing at the different methodologies and results of existing literature.
Methods.
Electronic literature search was performed in order to identify as many quantitative studies that discussed the imaging findings of BRONJ up to February 2014.
Initially, the search for articles was based on the following four types of imaging modalities for evaluating BRONJ: computed tomography, plain film radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear bone scanning.
Results.
Eleven out of the 79 initially selected articles met the inclusion criteria.
Most of the selected articles were cross-sectional studies.
Regarding the selected studies, 54.5% have used plain films radiographs and 54.5% were based on computed tomography findings.
All of the selected studies showed a small number of patients and none of the selected studies have tested the accuracy of the imaging examination for evaluating BRONJ.
Conclusions.
This critical review showed a scarcity of quantitative studies that analyzed the typical imaging findings related to BRONJ.
Further studies are necessary in order to analyze the role of different imaging techniques in the assessment of BRONJ.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leite, André Ferreira& Ogata, Fernanda dos Santos& Melo, Nilce Santos de& Figueiredo, Paulo Tadeu de Souza. 2014. Imaging Findings of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws : A Critical Review of the Quantitative Studies. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497819
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leite, André Ferreira…[et al.]. Imaging Findings of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws : A Critical Review of the Quantitative Studies. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Leite, André Ferreira& Ogata, Fernanda dos Santos& Melo, Nilce Santos de& Figueiredo, Paulo Tadeu de Souza. Imaging Findings of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws : A Critical Review of the Quantitative Studies. International Journal of Dentistry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497819
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497819