by HBOT News | Dec 11, 1999 | Carcinoma
Abstract: A group of 43 patients requiring tooth extraction after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) was studied retrospectively to determine the incidence of post-extraction complications. It was found that because of the method used in the delivery of...
by HBOT News | Apr 29, 1998 | Cancer
Abstract: Dental extractions in patients who had radiation therapy for cancer in the head and neck region carry with them the risks of delayed healing, prolonged alveolar bone exposure, infection, and osteoradionecrosis. Among the precautions to minimize these risks...
by HBOT News | Apr 29, 1998 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Dental extractions in patients who had radiation therapy for cancer in the head and neck region carry with them the risks of delayed healing, prolonged alveolar bone exposure, infection, and osteoradionecrosis. Among the precautions to minimize these risks...
by HBOT News | Oct 1, 1995 | Cancer
Abstract: There are two undeniable attributes of radiotherapy: its value in controlling head and neck malignancies and the progressive damage it inflicts on all treated tissues. It is fortunate that over the past decade, we have developed techniques and treatments...
by HBOT News | Jan 1, 1995 | Cancer
Abstract: In spite of preventive procedures before, during and after radiotherapy, profound caries and periodontal breakdown of healthy teeth occur. In the course of dentoalveolar surgery in the region of irradiated bone, the risk of development of an infected...
