Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Entities Flashcards
Inflammatory Lesions of Bone - WIDESPREAD
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Entities
- Often (but not always) has poorly defined borders
- Pain is variable
- Often, not always surrounded by sclerotic bone
- May appear “moth eaten”
- Irregular patches of osteolysis surrounded by denser sclerotic bone
Bone healing
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Entities
- Initial clot replaced by granulation tissue & woven bone
- Basic multicellular unit (BMU) = Group of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, local vascular supply
- BMUs perform final remodeling of bone
- Osteoclasts: Critical for signaling, resorption, and lamellar bone deposition & angiogenesis
Malignant Neoplasms of Bone
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Entities
- Poorly defined; destroys anatomical structures
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Most common malignant neoplasm of jaw: Metastatic carcinoma
- Does NOT originate from jaw; Originates from systemic source
- Most common malignancy of jaw arising from jaw: Osteosarcoma
- Mainly middle-aged or older pts
- Lymp nodes if palpable are hard, nontender, fixed
- May present as toothache
What is the most common malignant neoplasm of the jaw arising from systemic sources?
Metastatic carcinoma
What is the most common malignant neoplasm arising from the jaw?
Osteosarcoma
What is the most common form of cancer involving the skeleton in general and jaws in particular?
Metastatic carcinoma
Osteoradionecrosis
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Chronic infection of bone
- Follows high dose radiation therapy to bone, usually tx for malignant neoplasms
- >75 gray - Significant incidence of osteoradionecrosis
- <60 gray - Minimal risk
- Characterized by pain, necrosis, sequestration
- More common in MN bc less vasculature there compared to MX, dentulous pts
- Often in the first 2yr after radiation therapy
- Diffuse infection causes necrosis of bone, periosteum, overlying mucosa
- Long term will develop sequestrum
- Extremely painful
Osteoradionecrosis: Predisposing factors
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Post-radiation extractions
- Periodontal disease
- Irradiation of surgical site before healing has occurred
Osteoradionecrosis: Pathogenesis
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Thickening of BVs
- Destruction of osteoblasts/osteocytes
- Absence of bone formation
- Trauma or infection
Osteoradionecrosis: Prevention
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Prevention is easier than tx
- Extraction of diseased teeth in tx field prior to radiation
- Adequate time for surgical site to heal
- Meticulous OH
- Fluoride supps
- Do not construct dental prosthesis immediately after radiation therapy
Osteoradionecrosis: Tx
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Abx
- Surgical removal of sequestrae
- Hyperbaric O2
- Radical surgical resection
Osteoradionecrosis: Complications
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Bone deformity and pathologic fracture
- Orocutaneous fistulas
Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws (MRONJ)
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
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Antiresorptive agent
- Denossumab: Monoclonal ab that prevents osteoclastic maturation
- Used as anti-neoplastic medication or for osteoporosis
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Antiangiogenic agents
- Attempt to decrease blood supply to malignancy
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors or vascular endothelial inhibitor
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BRONJ: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaw
- IV - cancer
- More likely to cause ONJ
- PO - osteoporosis
- IV - cancer
- ARONJ: Antiresorptive-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
- MROJ: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Painful
- Occurs more often in the MN
- Lingual side of MN in molar areas
- Most commonly occurs post-extraction
MRONJ: Rads
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- IO shows single or multifocal areas of exposed necrotic bone
- Rads may show increased RO prior to necrosis
MRONJ: Tx
Non-Odontogenic Poorly Defined Inflammatory Lesions
- Best approach is prevention
- Improve dental health before future procedures
- Never take them off bisphosphonates bc they are getting tx’d for cancer or to prevent broken hip and stuff
- 1/2 life of bisphosphonate is 12yr so even if you take them off, it’s in their system for awhile
- Eliminate/minimize pain
- Aggressive removal of necrotic bone results in further necrosis
- Symptomatic: Systemic abx. chlorhexidine
- Asymptomatic: Only chlorhexidine
- Exposed bone smoothed and loose sequestra removed carefully