Closure of an open wound associated with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in a breast cancer patient.

Background And Objective: Many clinicians will not treat patients presenting with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw following long-term use of bisphosphonates because of the lack of predictable outcomes. MATERICAL AND METHODS: The patient presented with pain from a nonhealing lesion in the posterior maxilla following extraction of the maxillary right third molar. The lesion had not responded to any conventional dental treatment.