Incidence of complicated healing and osteoradionecrosis following tooth extraction in patients receiving radiotherapy for treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-194

  Tong, Antonio Chi Kit ^a,d   Leung, Albert Chun Fung ^b   Cheng, Jason Chi Fung ^b   Sham, Jonathan ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiotherapy; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033192154     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1999.tb00220.x     Document Type: Article

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