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Medication Management of Jaw Lesions for Dental Patients
Orrett E Ogle1, Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh2
1Mona Dental Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Most pathologic lesions of the jaws or of oral mucosa are treated successfully by surgical interventions. For treatment of the central giant cell lesion, aneurysmal bone cysts, histiocytosis of the mandible, hemangioma, odontogenic keratocyst, Paget disease, oral submucous fibrosis, and oral lichen planus, medical management consisting of intralesional injections, sclerosing agents, and systemic bisphosphonates is as successful as surgical procedures with fewer complications. Pharmacology of agents used and protocols are presented.
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