The prevalence and risk factors associated with osteoradionecrosis of the jaw in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center experience

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5642617	Oral Oncology	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In our study, higher radiation dose, poor periodontal status and alcohol use are significantly related to the risk of developing ORN.

Keywords

Osteoradionecrosis Oropharyngeal cancer Oral cancer Head and neck cancer Prevalence Risk factors intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Related Topics

Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine

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The prevalence and risk factors associated with osteoradionecrosis of the jaw in oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center experience

Authors

Adepitan A. (B.Ch.D), C. Jillian (MDPhD), Ryan S. (DDS), Haley (DMD), Arvin (DDS), Spyridon (DDS), Adi Z. (BS), Evan B. (DDSMPH), SaeHee K. (DDSMPH), Joseph (DDS), Esther (MS), Elyn (MS), Snehal (MD), Nancy Y. (MD), Joseph M. (DDS), Cherry L. (DMD),