Osteonecrosis: Study of the relationship of dental extractions in patients receiving radiotherapy

Osteonecrosis is a severe complication of radiotherapy for cancer. Prevention of osteonecrosis is most important, as the condition may be chronic, progressive, and lead to pathologic fracture. The clinical experience, of 627 dental extractions at the Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia either...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck surgery (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1987-09, Vol.10 (1), p.48-54
Hauptverfasser:	Epstein, Joel B., Rea, Giuseppe, Wong, Frances L. W., Spinelli, John, Stevenson- Moore, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	560151 - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS DENTISTRY DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES Female Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy Hodgkin Disease - radiotherapy Humans INJURIES LOCAL RADIATION EFFECTS Male Mandibular Diseases - etiology MEDICINE Middle Aged NECROSIS NEOPLASMS NUCLEAR MEDICINE ORAL CAVITY OSTEORADIONECROSIS Osteoradionecrosis - etiology PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES PATIENTS RADIATION EFFECTS RADIATION INJURIES Radiation Injuries - etiology RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT RADIOINDUCTION RADIOLOGY RADIOTHERAPY Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy, High-Energy - adverse effects SIDE EFFECTS SKELETAL DISEASES TEETH THERAPY Tooth Extraction
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Zusammenfassung:	Osteonecrosis is a severe complication of radiotherapy for cancer. Prevention of osteonecrosis is most important, as the condition may be chronic, progressive, and lead to pathologic fracture. The clinical experience, of 627 dental extractions at the Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia either before or after radiotherapy is presented.
ISSN:	0148-6403 1930-2398
DOI:	10.1002/hed.2890100108