Radiation effects on bone healing and reconstruction: interpretation of the literature

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Jegoux, Franck ^a,b   Malard, Olivier ^a   Goyenvalle, E ^c,d   Aguado, E ^c,d   Daculsi, G ^a,e  

^a Universite de Nantes   (France)

^b PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Biomatlante SA   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Centre of Clinical Investigation Clinical Epidemiology   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HUMAN; JAW TUMOR; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE TUMOR; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; BONE REMODELING; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; JAW NEOPLASMS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 74049126649     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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