Table 6.
Terms used to evaluate the therapeutic effect of MRONJ.
Effect | Wound healing | Pain | Infection | Radiographic manifestation |
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Cured | Complete healing | No pain | No inflammation or infection | Normal trabecular bone structure without sequestrum |
Improved | Significant improvement | Significant alleviation | No inflammation or infection | Improved trabecular bone structure without sequestrum |
Stable | Mild improvement | Mild alleviation | Mild inflammation or infection | No improvement in trabecular bone structure without sequestrum |
Progression | Deterioration or no improvement | Deterioration or no improvement | No improvement | Decreasing trabecular bone with sequestrum or osteolytic changes |