Pentoxifylline and tocopherol adjunctive to sequestrectomy improve resolution of MRONJ

Written By :  Dr. Shravani Dali
Medically Reviewed By :  Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-09-08 14:30 GMT   |   Update On 2023-09-08 14:30 GMT
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Pentoxifylline and tocopherol adjunctive to sequestrectomy improve resolution of MRONJ suggests a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) is a challenging situation in clinics. Previous studies have shown that pentoxifylline combined with tocopherol proved to be beneficial in patients with osteoradionecrosis, due to their antioxidant and antifibrotic properties. The aim of this randomized study was to evaluate the effect of pentoxifylline and tocopherol in patients that had developed MRONJ after tooth extractions. The study population consisted of 202 Stage I MRONJ female patients with an average age of 66.4 ± 8.3 years, who were divided into two groups. The test group (n = 108) received a pharmacological protocol with pentoxifylline and tocopherol (2 months pre-operatively and 6 months post-operatively). The control group (n = 94) had sequestrectomy operations without any pharmacological preparation. The main outcomes were clinical healing of the mucosa after 1 month, and clinical and radiographic healing of the bone lesion at 6 months. In the test group all patients had mucosal healing and there was only one relapse within 6 months. In the control group, in 17% of the patients the mucosa did not heal, 71% of the patients relapsed within two months, and 7% developed infectious complications (such as abscess or phlegmon). After 6 months, the control group patients with persisting issues were prescribed pentoxifylline and tocopherol, as in the test group. At a subsequent follow-up, all those patients healed completely. Patients were monitored for a period of 7.8 ± 0.3 years, during which no relapse or additional problems were reported. As a conclusion, pentoxifylline and tocopherol protocol seems to be beneficial in the management of MRONJ patients.

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Reference:

Colapinto G, Goker F, Nocini R, Albanese M, Nocini PF, Sembronio S, Argenta F, Robiony M, Del Fabbro M. Outcomes of a Pharmacological Protocol with Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol for the Management of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (MRONJ): A Randomized Study on 202 Osteoporosis Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(14):4662. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144662

Keywords:

Pentoxifylline, tocopherol, adjunctive, sequestrectomy, improve, resolution, MRONJ, Journal of Clinical Medicine, osteonecrosis; pentoxifylline; tocopherol; BRONJ; MRONJ; tooth extraction; sequestrectomy, Colapinto G, Goker F, Nocini R, Albanese M, Nocini PF, Sembronio S, Argenta F, Robiony M, Del Fabbro M


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