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Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd
; 119(9): 413-4, 2012 Sep.
Article
in Dutch
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23050377
ABSTRACT
An 81-years-old man developed a severe osteoradionecrosis of the mandible following surgery and radiotherapy in the head and neck area as a result of a carcinoma at the front ofthe floor of the mouth. Presumably, the osteoradionecrosis had been developed by an injury of the oral mucosa due to a removable partial denture. There are no uniform guidelines for the treatment of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw bones. Treatment modalities vary from removal of sequesters, sometimes long-term use of antibiotics, treatment with hyperbaric oxygen and wide surgical resection with or without reconstruction of the jaw.