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- An 81-year-old man experienced severe bone death in the jaw, known as osteoradionecrosis, after undergoing surgery and radiation therapy for mouth cancer.
- This condition was likely triggered by an injury to the oral tissue caused by a removable denture.
- There are no standard treatment guidelines for osteoradionecrosis, leading to a range of approaches including surgery, antibiotics, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and jaw reconstruction.
Article Abstract
An 81-years-old man developed a severe osteoradionecrosis of the mandible following surgery and radiotherapy in the head and neck area as a result of a carcinoma at the front ofthe floor of the mouth. Presumably, the osteoradionecrosis had been developed by an injury of the oral mucosa due to a removable partial denture. There are no uniform guidelines for the treatment of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw bones. Treatment modalities vary from removal of sequesters, sometimes long-term use of antibiotics, treatment with hyperbaric oxygen and wide surgical resection with or without reconstruction of the jaw.
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