Publications by authors named "Pauline Blery"

Purpose: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible remains a significant complication in the intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) era. Dental dose cannot be predicted from heterogeneous IMRT dose distributions; mandibular dose metrics cannot guide dentist avulsion decisions in high-risk ORN situations. Using a mapping tool to report dental root dose, avulsions, and ORN sites, we re-examined ORN risk factors in a case-control study.

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This review focuses on the current disparities and gaps in research on the characteristics of the oral ecosystem of denture wearers, making a unique contribution to the literature on this topic. We aimed to synthesize the literature on the state of current knowledge concerning the biological behavior of the different polymers used in prosthetics. Whichever polymer is used in the composition of the prosthetic base (poly methyl methacrylate acrylic (PMMA), polyamide (PA), or polyether ether ketone (PEEK)), the simple presence of a removable prosthesis in the oral cavity can disturb the balance of the oral microbiota.

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Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is one of the most feared side effects of radiotherapy following cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract and leading to severe functional defects in patients. Today, our lack of knowledge about the physiopathology restricts the development of new treatments. In this study, we refined the ORN rat model and quantitatively studied the progression of the disease.

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Repairing mandibular bone defects after radiotherapy of the upper aerodigestive tract is clinically challenging. Although bone tissue engineering has recently generated a number of innovative treatment approaches for osteoradionecrosis (ORN), these modalities must be evaluated preclinically in a relevant, reproducible, animal model. The objective of this study was to evaluate a novel rat model of mandibular irradiation sequelae, with a focus on the adverse effects of radiotherapy on bone structure, intraosseous vascularization, and bone regeneration.

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Although there have been many studies of the arterial cerebral blood supply, only seven have described the optic chiasm (OC) blood supply and their results are contradictory. The aim of this study was to analyze the extrinsic and intrinsic OC blood supply on cadaveric specimens using dissections and microcomputer tomography (Micro-CT). Thirteen human specimens were dissected and the internal or common carotid arteries were injected with red latex, China Ink with gelatin or barium sulfate.

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Mandibular osteoradionecrosis is a severe side effect of radiotherapy after the treatment of squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. As an alternative to its treatment by micro-anastomosed free-flaps, preclinical tissular engineering studies have been developed. Total bone marrow (TBM) associated with biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) significantly enhanced bone formation in irradiated bone.

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Objectives: To develop an animal model of mandibular osteoradionecrosis (ORN) using a high-energy radiation source (as used in human therapeutics) and to assess the role of tooth extraction on ORN development.

Materials And Methods (study Design): Ten animals were irradiated with a single 35- or 50-Gy dose. Three weeks later, the second left mandibular molar was extracted from three animals in each group.

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Background: Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw is a major side-effect of radiotherapy used in the treatment of squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. The standard reconstruction procedure is a free flap transfer of autogenous bone. A new approach using a tissue engineering strategy has shown that total bone marrow (TBM) associated with biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) is the best combination for bone regeneration in an irradiated area.

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Treatment of carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract often requires external radiation therapy. However, radiation affects all the components of bone, with different degrees of sensitivity, and may produce severe side effects such as mandibular osteoradionecrosis (ORN). Intraosseous vascularization is thought to be decreased after irradiation, but its impact on total bone volume is still controversial.

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