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2022, Vol. 24, No. 3

CONTENTS

REVIEW

Management of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw using teriparatide treatment: A systematic review
Abdulla Varoneckas, Rokas Gelažius, Vykintas Pliavga, Marijus Leketas, Ričardas Kubilius, Mariam Varoneckaitė
63-70

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Short-term postoperative changes in temporomandibular joints and masticatory muscles of Angle class II patients after mandibular advancement surgery: Clinical findings
Heleia Nestal Zibo, Aleksei Baburin, Tiia Tamme, Ülle Voog-Oras
71-79

Photobiomodulation laser therapy in pemphigus vulgaris oral lesions: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study
Francesca Amadori, Elena Bardellini, Federica Veneri, Alessandra Majorana
80-84

CASE REPORT

Bardach’s triple-legged rotation flap as single-staged 3D helical upper-third reconstruction: A technical note
Annette Wunsch, Andreas Neff, Jean-Paul Meningaud, Keskanya Subbalekha, Nattapong Sirintawat, Poramate Pitak-Arnnop
85-88

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Management of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw using teriparatide treatment: A systematic review

Abdulla Varoneckas1, Rokas Gelažius1, Vykintas Pliavga2, Marijus Leketas1, Ričardas Kubilius1, Mariam Varoneckaitė2

Summary

Objective. To systematically review the current literature and determine whether the additional TPTD administration for patients with BRONJ is an effective treatment modality.

Material and methods. The systematic review was registered in the PROSPERO (CRD42021242796) and conducted according to the PRISMA statement. An electronic search was performed using MEDLINE (PubMed), ScienceDirect, The Cochrane Library and LILACS databases using a combination of the keywords "Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw"[Mesh], “treatment” to identify studies published from 2010.

Results. The authors found 8 articles that met the inclusion criteria of this systematic review. According to two studies, TPTD was statistically significantly associated with a greater BRONJ lesion resolution, compared to control group (p<0.05). However, one article showed no significant difference in proportion of resolved lesions (p=0.478). Regarding the effectiveness of TPTD treatment according to administration frequency, daily injection group showed no significant changes in the clinical stage of BRONJ, no difference in the percentage of bone formation on patients osteolysis, compared to weekly injections. Concerning bone resorption/regeneration markers, all the included studies showed that bone resorption markers significantly increased after 3-month TPTD administration. In a study which used multivariate analysis between TPTD and non-TPTD groups using age, BMI, duration of BP usage, the difference in s-OC values after 3 months of the treatment was significant (p<0.05).

Conclusion. This review provides evidence for the potential benefits of additional TPTD administration for patients with BRONJ being an effective treatment modality.

Key words: teriparatide, diphosphonates, bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw, osteonecrosis.

Received: 27 04 2022

Accepted for publishing: 26 09 2022


1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

2Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Address correspondence to Abdulla Varoneckas, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Savanoriu pr. 276-38, Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail address: abudzio@gmail.com