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- Surgical treatment of drug induced osteonecrosis of the jaws: a systematic reviewPublication . Cacodcar, Rita Sanjiva Sinai; Trancoso, PedroIntroduction: The growing number of osteonecrosis of the jaws cases associated with antiresorptive/antiangiogenic therapies is significant. The surgical treatment is still widely discussed. Objective: Evaluate how effective is the surgical therapy in the treatment of drug-induced osteonecrosis of the jaws. Methodology: PubMed and B-on, with English MESH terms, limited on humans and published between 2015-2019. Results: Of the 1478 articles found, 16 met the eligibility criteria. Total of 809 patients, 531 were females (65.9%), mean age was 70.47 years, and the follow-up range from 3-164 months. Surgical treatment had 84,06% of success. Highest results observed when patients were treated with laser-assisted surgery (87,50%). Conclusions: Surgical treatment in combination with antibiotic therapy, can present extremely beneficial results. Laser approach showed to be the most effective in promoting long-lasting palliative care, with resolution of pain and infection.