American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper: Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2009 Update: The Need to Refine the BRONJ Definition

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With reference to the 2009 update of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons position paper, Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (BRONJ), a relevant modification 1 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws—2009 Update. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009; 67: 2 Google Scholar to the previous classification 2 Advisory Task Force on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the JawsAmerican Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons position paper on bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007; 65: 369 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (740) Google Scholar has been made and a new stage (0) added. The latter stage has been defined as “patients with no clinical evidence of necrotic bone, but who present with nonspecific symptoms or clinical and radiographic findings …” and the need for various clinical and radiologic aspects in defining this condition was confirmed.