Table 3. | Summary of the 5 studies: method of detecting osteonecrosis of the jaw and proportion of patients who had dental surgery |
| First author | Diagnosis of BRONJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Method of detecting BRONJ | Number of patients who had undergone dental surgery since commencing IV BP (%) |
|
| Maines | Clinical examination | 2 (1.9) |
| Brown | Clinical examination and orthopantanogram | 11 (24.4) |
| Malmgren | Clinical examination and X-rays in all but 2 children | 22 (34.3) |
| Chahine | Clinical examination | 113 (40.6) |
| Schwartz | Clinical examination | 15 (100) |
BRONJ = bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw; IV BP = intravenous bisphosphonates. |
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