Incidence and risk of antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) after tooth extraction in patients with autoimmune disease

Yuichiro Fujieda*, Mototsugu Doi, Takuya Asaka, Masahiro Ota, Ryo Hisada, Naoki Ohnishi, Michihiro Kono, Hiraku Kameda, Daigo Nakazawa, Masaru Kato, Olga Amengual, Masahiko Takahata, Shinsuke Yasuda, Yoshimasa Kitagawa, Tatsuya Atsumi

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Abstract

Introduction: Antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) is a rare but serious complication in patients receiving antiresorprtive agents (AR). However, the incidence of ARONJ after tooth extraction in patients with autoimmune disease (AID) remains unclear. The present study aimed to clarify the high-risk population of ARONJ in patients with AID. Materials and methods: The study population comprised 232 patients treated with AR, AID or non-AID, who had undergone dental extraction from January 2011 to September 2017. The incidence and risk factors of ARONJ were analysed retrospectively. Additionally, the relationship between ARONJ and osteoporotic fracture (OF) and AR discontinuation during dental procedures was investigated. Results: Of 232 patients, 10 developed ARONJ within 1 year of dental extraction. The incidence of ARONJ in patients with AID was higher than that in non-AID patients (2.0/100 person-year vs 0.5/100 person-year; p = 0.03). Among the AID patients, RA patients had strikingly high incidence of ARONJ (3.6/100 person-year). The incidence of neither ARONJ nor OF significantly differed between patients who continued and discontinued AR in the perioperative period. Conclusion: Patients with AID who undergo dental extraction are at high risk of ARONJ. Discontinuation of AR would not significantly contribute to reduce the incidence of ARONJ in those patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)581-588
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020/07/01

Keywords

  • Antiresorptive agents-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Osteoporosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Endocrinology

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