Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
January 2015
Authored by Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
LOW RISK
HIGH RISK
Oral Bisphosphonates
IV Bisphosphonates, oral
bisphosphonates with
immunosuppressants or a previous
history of BRONJ
Extraction indicated
RCT
Coronectomy
YES
Can extraction be
avoided?
NO
YES
PRE-OP
0.2% Chlorhexidine
M/W (see note)
NO ANTIBIOTICS
ATRAUMATIC
EXTRACTION
NO ANTIBIOTICS
POST-OP
0.2% Chlorhexidine
M/W (see note)
SURGICAL EXTRACTION
(Keep periosteal flaps minimal
and minimise bone exposure
AND prescribe antibiotics Metronidazole 200mg TDS for 5
days or co-amoxiclav 250/125mg
TDS for 5)
Monitor post-op
healing