[Recent treatment for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw].

: The mechanism and etiopathogenesis of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) have never been unclear. Therefore, there is no consensus regarding the clinical management of patients with MRONJ. In Japan, Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw:Position Paper from the Allied Task Force Committee of Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Japan Osteoporosis Society, Japanese Society of Periodontology, Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial, Radiology and Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is frequently used as criterion. The purpose of this paper is discussing about MRONJ according to the Japanese position paper.