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. 2016 Sep 7;16(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0290-0

Table 2.

Assessment of Knowledge on bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ)

BRONJ Knowledge P value
N M ± SD
Position Specialist 78 1.99 ± 1.392 .001
Resident 114 2.66 ± 1.314
Period of Career <5 years 69 1.88 ± 1.40 .002
5 ~ 10 years 33 2.45 ± 1.23
10 ~ 20 years 36 2.83 ± 1.38
>20 years 54 2.63 ± 1.31
Specialty Family medicine 50 2.52 ± 1.58 .106
Orthopedics 55 2.04 ± 1.32
Internal medicine 87 2.37 ± 1.39
Experience of BRONJ patients Yes 53 3.04 ± 1.34 <0.001
No 139 2.14 ± 1.49
Indications for use (n = 191) Osteoporosis 160 2.26 ± 1.319 .009
Cancer 31 2.97 ± 1.602

M mean score of total correct answers on BRONJ