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AimTo determine the plasma and saliva levels of IL-6 in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) and to investigate whether there is a correlation between more advanced stages of BRONJ and levels of IL-6.Material and methodsWe studied three groups: group 1 consisted of 30 patients with BRONJ due to intravenous bisphosphonates (ivBP), group 2 consisted of 25 patients treated with ivBP but without BRONJ, and group 3 consisted of 15 healthy controls. In each case, we assayed plasma and saliva IL-6 samples using an ELISA test.ResultsSignificantly, higher IL-6 values were found in both saliva and plasma in group 1 vs groups 2 and 3 (P  0.05), type of tumor, BRONJ location, etiology of BRONJ, or disease stage (P > 0.05). We found higher plasma and saliva IL-6 values in the more advances stages of BRONJ, although the differences were not statistically significant.ConclusionsPlasma and saliva IL-6 values were higher in our patients with BRONJ than in controls and therefore might be a useful tool for monitoring the severity of BRONJ.

Original publication

DOI

10.1111/odi.12150

Type

Journal article

Journal

Oral diseases

Publication Date

07/2014

Volume

20

Pages

446 - 452

Addresses

Oral Medicine, Head Service of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Valencia, University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain.

Keywords

Saliva, Humans, Diphosphonates, Interleukin-6, Aged, Female, Male, Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw