Published September 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Osteonecrosis: study of the relationship of dental extractions in patients receiving radiotherapy

  • 1. Cancer Control Agency, British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)

Description

Osteonecrosis is a severe complication of radiotherapy for cancer. Prevention of osteonecrosis is most important, as the condition may be chronic, progressive, and lead to pathologic fracture. The clinical experience, of 627 dental extractions at the Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia either before or after radiotherapy is presented

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Head Neck Surg.
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
1
Series
Head Neck Surg.
Journal Page Range
48-54
ISSN
0148-6403
CODEN
HNSUD