Oral Surgery and Osteoradionecrosis in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Radiation Therapy: An Update of the Current Literature

Oral Surgery and Osteoradionecrosis in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Radiation Therapy: An Update of the Current Literature

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a serious long-term complication of head and neck radiotherapy (RT), which is often triggered by dental extractions. It results from avascular aseptic necrosis due to irradiated bone damage. ORN is challenging to treat and can lead to severe complications. Furthermore, OR...

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Main Authors: Giulia Corrao, Giovanni Carlo Mazzola, Niccolò Lombardi, Giulia Marvaso, Alberto Pispero, Elisa Baruzzi, Sem Decani, Marco Tarozzi, Luca Bergamaschi, Chiara Lorubbio, Ilaria Repetti, Anna Starzyńska, Daniela Alterio, Mohseen Ansarin, Roberto Orecchia, Fiorella D’Amore, Roberto Franchini, Andrea Nicali, Paolo Castellarin, Andrea Sardella, Giovanni Lodi, Elena Maria Varoni, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
head and neck radiotherapy
head and neck cancer
osteoradionecrosis
oral surgery
oral medicine
IMRT
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/12/3339

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