Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is frequently encountered in clinical dental practice. The identification and management of such a lesion is often challenging. This clinical report is based on a patient who had radiation therapy to the head and neck region for a salivary gland malignancy. The patient devel...

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Main Authors:	Thamer M Musbah, Mel Mupparapu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:	Journal of Orofacial Sciences
Subjects:	Hyperbaric oxygen, mandible, osteoradionecrosis, radiation therapy
Online Access:	http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=Musbah

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spelling	doaj-940ebdcd62c146ab9a1cecc6a3dc46932020-11-24T23:24:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Orofacial Sciences0975-88442013-01-0151717310.4103/0975-8844.113711Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandibleThamer M MusbahMel MupparapuOsteoradionecrosis (ORN) is frequently encountered in clinical dental practice. The identification and management of such a lesion is often challenging. This clinical report is based on a patient who had radiation therapy to the head and neck region for a salivary gland malignancy. The patient developed ORN of the mandible 12 years later. This demonstrates the need to understand the pathophysiology of this condition better than we currently know.http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=MusbahHyperbaric oxygen, mandible, osteoradionecrosis, radiation therapy
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spellingShingle	Thamer M Musbah Mel Mupparapu Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible Journal of Orofacial Sciences Hyperbaric oxygen, mandible, osteoradionecrosis, radiation therapy
author_facet	Thamer M Musbah Mel Mupparapu
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title	Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
title_short	Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
title_full	Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
title_fullStr	Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
title_full_unstemmed	Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
title_sort	diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Journal of Orofacial Sciences
issn	0975-8844
publishDate	2013-01-01
description	Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is frequently encountered in clinical dental practice. The identification and management of such a lesion is often challenging. This clinical report is based on a patient who had radiation therapy to the head and neck region for a salivary gland malignancy. The patient developed ORN of the mandible 12 years later. This demonstrates the need to understand the pathophysiology of this condition better than we currently know.
topic	Hyperbaric oxygen, mandible, osteoradionecrosis, radiation therapy
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Diagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible

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