Infected osteoradionecrosis of the mandible: follow-up study suggests deterioration in outcome for patients with Actinomyces-positive bone biopsies

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1001-1004

  Hansen, T ^a   Wagner, W ^a   Kirkpatrick, C J ^a   Kunkel, M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; follow up; infected osteoradionecrosis; mucosal healing; outcome

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE NECROSIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUCOSAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750306613     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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