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Table 4 Treatment and outcome of patients

From: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in metastatic breast cancer patients: a review of 25 cases

Case number

Age

Sex

Surgical treatment

Follow-up (M)

BP discontinuation

Outcome

1

45

F

Sequestrectomy

19

Yes

Healed mucosa

2

53

F

Sequestrectomy

5

Yes

Healed mucosa

3

58

F

Sequestrectomy

12

Yes

Another bony exposure (Mx), death

4

55

F

Conservative management

12

Yes

Healed mucosa

5

70

F

Sequestrectomy

65

Yes

Healed mucosa

6

59

F

Conservative management

2

Yes

No more follow-up with unhealed state

7

67

F

Curettage

12

Yes

Healed mucosa

8

50

F

Implant removal

17

Yes

Bony exposure

9

61

F

Segmental mandibulectomy

36

Yes

Death

10

51

F

Sequestrectomy

18

Yes

Healed mucosa

11

55

F

Sequestrectomy

25

Yes

Healed mucosa

12

52

F

Conservative management

19

No

Mandible metastasis, skin fistula

13

67

F

Sequestrectomy

11

Yes

Healed mucosa

14

38

F

Sequestrectomy

6

Yes

Healed mucosa, death

15

65

F

Sequestrectomy

9

Yes

Healed mucosa

16

49

F

Curettage

2

Yes

No more follow-up with healed state

17

49

F

Sequestrectomy

35

Yes

Healed mucosa and skin

18

48

F

Sequestrectomy

6

Yes

Bony exposure

19

70

F

Sequestrectomy

21

Yes

Healed mucosa

20

42

F

Sequestrectomy

10

Yes

Healed mucosa

21

49

F

Conservative management

10

Yes

Healed mucosa

22

48

F

Sequestrectomy

4

Yes

Healed mucosa

23

55

F

Sequestrectomy

13

Yes

Healed mucosa

24

54

F

Sequestrectomy

17

Yes

Healed mucosa

25

74

F

Sequestrectomy

14

Yes

Healed mucosa

  1. F female, BP bisphosphonate, M month, Mx maxilla