Open AccessOsteoradionecrosis of jaw: An institutional experience
Author(s) -
Saurabh Kumar,
Catherine S. Chandran,
Rabin Chacko,
J S Jesija,
Arun Paul
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/ccd.ccd_843_17
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoradionecrosis , malignancy , incidence (geometry) , radiation therapy , head and neck , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , retrospective cohort study , surgery , medical record , physics , optics
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaw is a significant yet rare complication of radiotherapy (RT) associated with the management of head-and-neck malignancies. Recent decrease in the incidence of ORN following RT to the head and neck is being mainly attributed to refinement in RT techniques and improvement in our understanding of this morbid disease. The aim of this study is to assess the patients with ORN following head-and-neck RT to determine the various contributing risk factors involved in the development of ORN.