Management of patients at risk of osteoradionecrosis: results of survey of dentists and oral & maxillofacial surgery units in the United Kingdom, and suggestions for best practice

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-304

  McLeod, Niall M H ^a   Bater, Michael C ^a   Brennan, Peter A ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral surgery; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; MOUTHWASH; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; JAW; MAXILLA; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORAL SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSULTANTS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DENTAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MOUTHWASHES; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 77952106168     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.06.128     Document Type: Article

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