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Avoiding Osteoradionecrosis - The Dental Surgeo's Nightmaren

Roszalina R 1 , Chai WL 2 , Ngeow WC 3 , Roslan AR 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 R Roszalina, FFDRCS. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 W L Chai, FDSRCS. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 W C Ngeow, FFDRCS. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
  • 4 A R Roslan, FDSRCS. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2002 Jun;57(2):246-50.
PMID: 24326664

Abstract

Osteoradionecrosis is a severe debilitating complication; it may occur from radiotherapy to the bones. It is a dental surgeon's nightmare as it may be long standing and difficult to manage. Osteoradionecrosis is characterised by hypoxia, hypocellularity and hypovascularity of the affected tissue. This paper reviews osteoradionecrosis in relation to dental treatment.

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