MRONJ and ORNJ: When a single letter leads to substantial differences. (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Terenzi, Valentina; Della Monaca, Marco; Raponi, Ingrid; Battisti, Andrea; Priore, Paolo; Barbera, Giorgio; Romeo, Umberto; Polimeni, Antonella; Valentini, Valentino
• Is Part Of: Oral oncology. Volume 110(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: Mouth -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Mouth -- Tumors -- Periodicals; Mouth Diseases -- Periodicals; Mouth Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Bouche -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Bouche -- Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9943105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104817
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-8375

Abstract

Highlights: Differences are related to different pathogenesis process and time of occurrence. Patients with MRONJ are much more "complicated". We can consider ORNJ as a "localized" disease and MRONJ as a "diffused" one. For us, microvascular recosntruction is indicatedi in advanced stages ORNJ.