Skip to main content
. 2021 Feb 14;18(4):1851. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041851

Table 3.

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) risk factors and predisposing conditions.

Local factors-related Anatomic factors
Poor oral hygiene
Previous MRONJ
Previous radiotherapy in the head and neck region
Demographic and systemic factors and other medication factors Age
Tobacco
Anemia
Diabetes
Antiresorptive for osteoporosis < 3 years
Antiresorptive for osteoporosis > 3 years
Antiangiogenics + antiresorptives
Corticosteroid therapy
Rheumatoid arthritis
Kind of tumor
Genetic factors Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in gene responsible for bone turnover