RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH BISPHOSPHONATE - ASSOCIATED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAWS

Purpose: To investigate patient diagnosed with BAONJ in order to identify the presence of risk factors. Material/Methods: A prospective epidemiological study of 112 patients diagnosed with Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis of the jaw in 2016 and 2017 was conducted in the Clinic of maxillo-facial surgery of UMHAT "St. George", Plovdiv, Bulgaria, based on anamnesis, clinical examination, hospital documentation, and imaging studies. SPSS Statistics v.24 was used for statistical analysis, at a significance level p 0.05).; the last dental manipulation before the onset of symptoms was tooth extraction (52.68%), followed by removable dentures (21.42%). Conclusions: The investigation of identified in the literature risk factors with their occurrence in the studied population shows a correlation with the data of leading researchers.