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Open Access Journal of Dental and Oral Surgery
[ ISSN : 2833-0994 ]


Surgical Management of Stage-3 Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Case Report
Volume 3 - Issue 4 | Article DOI : 10.54026/OAJDOS/1041


Andrea Leggeri1*, Fabio Luciani2 , Giulio Mariani1 , Filippo Giovannetti3 and Leonardo Calabrese1

1University of Roma “Tor Vergata” – U.O. Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Post Graduate Course in “Oral Surgery”, Italy
2Catholic University “Our Lady of Good Counsel” – Tirana, Department of Surgical Science
3University of L’Aquila - Director and Chief U.O.S.D. Maxillofacial Surgery P.O. L’Aquila.

Corresponding Authors

Andrea Leggeri, University of Roma “Tor Vergata” – U.O. Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Post Graduate Course in “Oral Surgery”, Italy

Keywords

Osteonecrosis; Jaw; Oral Cavity; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Received : September 22, 2022
Published : October 10, 2022

Abstract

Background: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is an adverse reaction, characterized by the progressive destruction and necrosis of the jaw bone of patients treated with antiresorptive and antiangiogenic drugs, increasingly common in recent years. The propose of this study is to report surgical procedures in the treatment of third stage MRONJ. Case Description: A 68 years-old woman presented to the Oral and Maxillo-facial department at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in march 2021, complaining of pain and infection signs in the left side of the lower jow. The Patient refers to be affected by rheumatoid arthritis treated for 18 months with Denosumab fl 60 mg every 6 months subcutaneously. In July 2020 undergoes tooth extraction in the third quadrant with no healing and persistence of pain refractory to medical therapy. After diagnosis of stage 3 MRONJ was performed a sequestrectomy, osteoplasty and suture by first intention. Clinical signs of pain, inflammation and oral infection have completely healed after the surgery intervention. Conclusion: The primary intent of surgical therapy of ONJ should not be palliative, but curative. Curative intent is the complete removal of the tissue macroscopically involved by the disease and the achievement of a healthy tissue that allows stable healing over time. Surgery will certainly be less invasive and will have a greater margin of success if the disease to be treated has a limited extent.