A classification of the edentulous jaws has been developed based on a randomised cross-sectional study from a sample of 300 dried skulls. It was noted that whilst the shape of the basalar process of the mandible and maxilla remains relatively stable, changes in shape of the alveolar process is highly significant in both the vertical and horizontal axes. In general, the changes of shape of the a...

Osteonecrosis of the jaw has received a great deal of attention in the past few years. The earliest case reports claimed that the only time it ever occurred was as a complication of therapy with bisphosphonates and that both oral and intravenous bisphosphonates were implicated (1). These reports led to use of terms such as BRONJ (bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw). The speculation...

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) has been associated with use different drugs administered in treatment malignant neoplasms or metastases and antiresorptive therapies. Since 2010, denosumab, a monoclonal antibody whose mechanism action is to prevent activation RANK receptor on surface osteoclasts, jaw. Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma (PIOSCC) rare neoplasm charac...

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is known to be one adverse events antiresorptive drugs such as bisphosphonates and denosumab, but mechanisms treatment methods MRONJ have not been established. It necessary perform therapy without interfering with underlying diseases osteoporosis bone metastasis malignant tumors.