A Novel Treatment Concept for Advanced Stage Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis Combining Isodose Curve Visualization and Nerve Preservation: A Prospective Pilot Study

A Novel Treatment Concept for Advanced Stage Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis Combining Isodose Curve Visualization and Nerve Preservation: A Prospective Pilot Study

BackgroundOsteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible is a severe complication of radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. Treatment of advanced stage mandibular osteoradionecrosis may consist of segmental resection and osseous reconstruction, often sacrificing the inferior alveolar nerve (I...

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Main Authors: Gustaaf J. C. van Baar, Lars Leeuwrik, Johannes N. Lodders, Niels P. T. J. Liberton, K. Hakki Karagozoglu, Tymour Forouzanfar, Frank K. J. Leusink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
osteoradionecrosis
mandibular reconstruction
inferior alveolar nerve
treatment
computer-assisted surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.630123/full

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