Publications by authors named "Ward Dijkstra"
Surgical vs conservative treatment of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: A complex systematic review and meta-analysis.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare surgical and conservative treatment outcomes for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, using various databases for literature review.
- Quality assessment found moderate evidence in some studies, with varying levels of bias in systematic reviews.
- Surgical treatment showed a higher healing rate (62.1%) compared to conservative treatment (28.8%); however, the overall evidence quality was low and results were not statistically significant.