Open AccessDiagnosis and management of late onset osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
Author(s) -
Thamer Musbah,
Mel Mupparapu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of orofacial sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2320-4737
pISSN - 0975-8844
DOI - 10.4103/0975-8844.113711
Subject(s) - osteoradionecrosis , medicine , head and neck , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , malignancy , radiation therapy , lesion , dental practice , dentistry , radiology , surgery , pathology , botany , biology , genus
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