Clinical staging for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) from the International Task Force on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Clinical staging for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) from the International Task Force on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
Stage
Clinical description
1
Asymptomatic
Exposed bone on mandible or maxilla
No evidence of significant adjacent or regional soft tissue inflammation or secondary infection
2
Painful
Exposed bone on mandible or maxilla
Adjacent or regional soft tissue inflammation or secondary infection
3
Painful
Exposed bone on mandible or maxilla
Adjacent or regional soft tissue inflammation or secondary infection
Extraoral fistula or oral antral fistula or radiographic evidence of osteolysis extending to the inferior border of the mandible or the floor of the maxillary sinus