Symposium: Imaging modalities for drug-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (6), assessment of mandibular metabolism due to long-term administration of an anti-resorptive agent by bone scintigraphy (secondary publication)

The Japanese Dental Science Review
Yumiko OhbayashiMinoru Miyake

Abstract

It is not yet known why anti-resorptive agent-related osteonecrosis specifically affects the jaw. Here we assessed changes in the bone metabolism of the mandible in response to long-term bisphosphonate (BP) therapy, and we compared the bone metabolism changes of the mandible with those of other bone sites using a quantitative analysis by bone scintigraphy. The region of interest was selected by identifying without an abnormal accumulation of the mandible, humerus, second and fourth lumbar vertebrae, iliac crest, intertrochanteric femur and diaphysis. Bone scintigraphy images were quantified using a value we termed the 'bone uptake value (BUV)'. In the low-dose bisphosphonate (LBP) group (n = 21), the patients were undergoing osteoporosis treatment with low-dose BP. The high-dose BP (HBP) group consisted of 12 bone metastasis patients undergoing high-dose BP treatment. The Control group was 47 subjects with oral disease who had never been treated with an anti-resorptive agent. Our analyses demonstrated that with long-term BP administration, the bone metabolism of the iliac crest and intertrochanteric femur was suppressed but that of the mandible was enhanced. There was no significant difference in bone metabolism with either the...Continue Reading

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