CDA Oasis Conversations: Dr. Archie Morrison speaks about the update to the systematic review on osteonecrosis of the jaw

In this short interview, Dr. Archie Morrison speaks about the update to the 2009 systematic review on osteonecrosis of the jaw. 

List of authors and their affiliations (PDF)

Highlights of the updated review

• Spontaneous resolution of ONJ is possible. Early treatment recommendations discouraged surgical intervention, with conservative therapy continuing indefinitely or until there was progression of disease. Others have had reasonable success with surgical management.
• There is still no comfortable proven treatment algorithm for the various stages of this disease.
• The International Task Force believes that surgical intervention is required for Stage 3 disease and for those Stage 2 patients that are showing progression or require continual antibiotic or narcotic analgesic therapy in order to control their symptoms.

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