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Table 1 Patient data

From: Osteoclastic expression of higher-level regulators NFATc1 and BCL6 in medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw secondary to bisphosphonate therapy: a comparison with osteoradionecrosis and osteomyelitis

 

Number of patients

Sex

Age (years)

(Primary) diagnosis

Extraction location

Additional information

Smoking status

MRONJ (BP)

30

53.3% women (16)

Ø 67.8 ± 8.89

33.33% prostate cancer (10), 30% breast cancer (9), 20% multiple myeloma (6),10% osteoporosis (3), 0.33% renal cell carcinoma (1), 0.33% vertebral sclerosis (1)

76.7% lower jaw (23), 23.3% upper jaw (7)

100% nitrogenous. BPs (30):

70% zoledronate (21), 13.3% alendronate (4), 6.6% risedronate (2), 6.6% ibandronate (2), 3.3% pamidronate (1)

13 smoker, 13 non-smoker, 4 unknown

OM

15

53.3% women (8)

Ø 43.6 ± 25.20

86.6% chronic osteomyelitis (13), 13.3% acute osteomyelitis (2)

100% lower jaw (15)

 

6 smoker, 6 non-smoker, 3 unknown

ORN

15

13.3% women (2)

Ø 57 ± 7.89

60% SCC oral cavity (9), 13.3% SCC oropharynx (2), 6.6% SCC hypopharynx (1), 6.6% SCC tonsil (1), 6.6% SCC cranial skin (1), 6.6% CUP

100% lower jaw (15)

Ø total reference dose in the mandibular region: 68 Gy. (The applicated dose was set individually by the radiotherapists)

11 smoker, 2 non-smoker, 2 unknown

CONTROL

10

40% women (4)

Ø 33.8 ± 16.17

50% facial fracture (5), 20% dysgnathia (2), 10% cleft lip and palate (1), 10% wisdom tooth extraction (1), 10% arch ratio anomaly (1)

80% lower jaw (8), 20% upper jaw (2)

 

2 smoker, 3 non-smoker, 5 unknown

  1. Ø mean, min minimum, max maximum, BP bisphosphonate, MRONJ (BP) medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw secondary to bisphosphonate therapy, OM osteomyelitis, ORN osteoradionecrosis, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, CUP cancer of unknown primary. The examined patient cohorts were also used in our previous study [12]