Non-Cochrane · aetiology · PM42683904

Association between periodontal disease severity and the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: a systematic review and meta-analysis by the Korean Academy of Periodontology.

Lee Jae-Hong, Kim Yun-Jeong, Song Young Woo, et al. · Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.5051/jpis.2602140107

Findings

16 findings

Population
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Walter et al. (2014) and Kwoen et al. (2023)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.61 [1.65, 4.11]
GRADE not reported
6 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Estilo et al. (2008), BRONJ-era study
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.24 [2.25, 4.68]
GRADE not reported
7 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Overall, 95% prediction interval
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.02 [1.29, 7.04]
GRADE not reported
8 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.02 [1.99, 4.56]
GRADE not reported
8 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Kos (2014), implant-related case
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.97 [1.82, 4.84]
GRADE not reported
7 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Kwoen et al. (2023)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.24 [1.91, 5.51]
GRADE not reported
7 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Walter et al. (2014)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.58 [1.8, 3.71]
GRADE not reported
7 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: trim-and-fill adjusted (k0=0 imputed studies)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.02 [1.99, 4.56]
GRADE not reported
8 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPeriodontal disease (any severity)No periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity: excluding Kos (2014) and Estilo et al. (2008), implant-related outcome mixing
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 3.33 [2.11, 5.26]
GRADE not reported
6 studies
Adults receiving medications associated with MRONJPeriodontal diseaseClinically healthy periodontium or mild periodontal conditionsMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
OR-only; exclude Yamazaki 2012 and Kwoen 2023
OR 3.29 [1.82, 5.93]
GRADE not reported
6 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapySevere/procedure-linked periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity within severe/procedure-linked group: excluding Walter et al. (2014) and Kwoen et al. (2023)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 4.0 [1.31, 12.28]
GRADE not reported
2 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapySevere/procedure-linked periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity within severe/procedure-linked group: excluding Walter et al. (2014)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.82 [1.66, 4.77]
GRADE not reported
3 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapySevere/procedure-linked periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity within severe/procedure-linked group: excluding Kwoen et al. (2023)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 6.67 [2.93, 15.21]
GRADE not reported
3 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapySevere/procedure-linked periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Severity subgroup: severe/procedure-linked group
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 4.26 [1.96, 9.24]
GRADE not reported
4 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyModerate-to-mixed periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Severity subgroup: moderate-to-mixed group
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.39 [1.45, 3.94]
GRADE not reported
4 studies
Patients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyModerate-to-mixed periodontal diseaseNo periodontal diseaseMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ)
Sensitivity within moderate-to-mixed group: excluding Estilo et al. (2008)
Relative effect (pooled OR/RR/HR) 2.88 [1.64, 5.04]
GRADE not reported
3 studies

Included primary studies 8

Open in Studies
StudyYearAlso included byOutcomes it informs hereTrial data
Estilo 2008
Osteonecrosis of the Maxilla and Mandible in Patients with Advanced Cancer Treated with Bisphosphonate Therapy
DOI:10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0091
2008this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Kos 2014
Association of dental and periodontal status with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. A retrospective case controlled study.
PMID:24701224
2014this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Kwoen 2023
Association between periodontal disease, tooth extraction, and medication‐related osteonecrosis of the jaw in women receiving…
DOI:10.1002/jper.21-0611
2022this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Manfredi 2017
A 5-year retrospective longitudinal study on the incidence and the risk factors of osteonecrosis of the jaws in patients treated with…
PMID:28390132
2017this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Tsao 2013
Oral Health Risk Factors for Bisphosphonate-Associated Jaw Osteonecrosis
DOI:10.1016/j.joms.2013.02.016
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Walter 2014
Radiologic bone loss in patients with bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaws: a case–control study
DOI:10.1007/s00784-013-0974-7
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Wick 2022
Risk factors associated with onset of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients treated with denosumab
DOI:10.1007/s00784-021-04261-4
2021this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Yamazaki 2012
Increased incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw after tooth extraction in patients treated with bisphosphonates: a cohort study
DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2012.06.020
2012this review onlynot statednot extracted yet

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationPatients receiving antiresorptive or antiangiogenic therapyPatients receiving bisphosphonates, denosumab or other antiresorptive/antiangiogenic therapy (8 studies)
InterventionPeriodontal disease (exposure) with reproducible clinical, radiographic, guideline-based or administrative-code definitionPeriodontal disease: severe/procedure-linked (n=4 studies) and moderate-to-mixed (n=4 studies)
ComparisonNot specified (patients without periodontal disease implied)No periodontal disease
OutcomesMedication-related osteonecrosis of the jawMRONJ (n=8 studies)
Study designsObservational studies; case reports, case series n<10, reviews, animal studies excludedObservational studies (3 case-control, 5 retrospective cohort; n=8)
TimingNot specifiedNot specified