Osteoradionecrosis of the jaws: current understanding of its pathophysiology and treatment

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 653-660

  Lyons, Andrew ^a   Ghazali, Naseem ^b  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mandible; Osteoradionecrosis; Pathophysiology; Pentoxiphylline; Radiation; Radiation induced fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLODRONIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TOCOPHEROL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FIBROSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOXEMIA; JAW DISEASE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CYTOKINES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FIBROSIS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; JAW DISEASES; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PENTOXIFYLLINE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TOCOPHEROLS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 55549093754     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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