Table 2.
Univariate analysis of clinical variables associated with the complete healing of maxillary MRONJ.
| Variable | Category | Outcome |
Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing | Not healing | ||||
| Critical cause of MRONJ | Tooth extraction | 19 | 5 | 24 | 0.386 |
| Other | 27 | 3 | 30 | ||
| History of a maxillary sinus radical operation | No | 40 | 8 | 48 | 0.144 |
| Yes | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sequestration | No | 34 | 8 | 42 | 0.396 |
| Yes | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sclerotic reaction | No | 19 | 1 | 20 | 0.052 |
| Yes | 27 | 7 | 34 | ||
| Periosteal reaction | No | 43 | 6 | 49 | 0.192 |
| Yes | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Bone resection level | Under the apex | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0.209 |
| Over the apex | 37 | 6 | 43 | ||
| Postoperative residual necrotic bone | No | 41 | 5 | 46 | 0.047 |
| Yes | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Wound procedure | Primary suture | 43 | 6 | 49 | 0.512 |
| Open healing | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
MRONJ, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.