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This chapter explores three different, yet interrelated, topics essential for the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. It addresses the current evidence-based treatment recommendations for osteomyelitis, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), and osteoradionecrosis (ORN). Additionally, this chapter addresses the etiology, diagnosis, and staging of MRONJ/BRONJ and ORN, as well as the subcategories of osteomyelitis of the jaws, including acute suppurative osteomyelitis, chronic suppurative osteomyelitis, chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis, and juvenile mandibular chronic osteomyelitis (JMCO).

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Johanna M. Hauer

  2. Artistic Contours and MSL Surgery, Warwick, RI, USA

    Mo Banki

  3. Department of Surgery, Clinical Faculty, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Mo Banki

  4. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Faculty, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA

    Mo Banki

  5. Beau Visage Med Spa, Greater Waterbury OMS, Cheshire, CT, USA

    Elie M. Ferneini

  6. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA

    Elie M. Ferneini

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Hauer, J.M., Banki, M., Ferneini, E.M. (2019). Osteonecrosis. In: Ferneini, E., Goupil, M. (eds) Evidence-Based Oral Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91361-2_14

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