Journal of Oral Biology
Case Report
Spontaneous Sequestration of Bisphosphonate Related Oro-Antral Fistula - A Case Report
Muchhala S, Rodríguez-Fernández M*, Barsoum A, Patel V, Fernández-Guallart I and Grasso G
Arthur Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University, New York
*Address for Correspondence: Rodríguez-Fernández M, Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University, Clinic 5W, 345 E 24th St, NY 10010, New York, Tel: +1-347 279 29 58; E-mail: ycy233@nyu.edu
Submission: 05-February-2020;
Accepted: 31-March-2020;
Published: 03-April-2020
Copyright: © 2020 Muchhala S, et al. This is an open access article
distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which
permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Complications of bisphosphonate therapy have received increasing
attention in the fi eld of dentistry as these drugs can potentially cause
osteonecrosis of the Maxilla and Mandible (MRONJ). There have been an
increasing number of reports in the literature associating osteonecrosis with
patients taking bisphosphonates prior to oral surgery (12). In rare cases the
necrotic bone segment is entirely separated from the uninvolved bone,
which is known as simultaneous sequestrum. The purpose of this case
report is to present a case of spontaneous separation of necrotic bone in
the maxillary arch without surgical intervention after sinus augmentation
and implant placement, in a patient with a history of treatment with oral
bisphosphonates. These results and those of others suggested that already
osseointegrated dental implants can also cause the osteonecrosis around
the implant after bisphosphonates administration. En block sequestration of
bone with or without implant might be one of the characteristics of implantrelated
MRONJ.