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. 2024 Nov 19;49:100650. doi: 10.1016/j.jbo.2024.100650

Table 2.

Risk factors for MRONJ.

Risk factors Contents
Medication-related factors Type of drugs: anti-resorptive medications, anti-angiogenic medications, immunosuppressants, targeted drugs, etc.
Routes of administration: intravenous injection, oral administration, subcutaneous injection
Duration of medication usage
Cumulative usage
Oral-related factors Dental treatment history: tooth extraction, dental implant surgery, periodontal surgery
Dental trauma, defective prosthesis
Odontogenic infection
Poor oral hygiene environment
Systemic factors Gender, age
Primary diseases: multiple myeloma, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, osteoporosis
Other treatments: chemotherapy
Poor lifestyle: smoking, obesity, malnutrition
Other systemic diseases: diabetes mellitus, hyperparathyroidism, chronic kidney
diseases, vitamin D deficiency, low calcium