Abstract
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws is a longterm and serious complication of therapeutic radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. It is also known as the effect of radiation on tissues, especially bone, which causes a severe reduction in blood flow, increasing the risk of infection, and inability to recover normally. The mandible is more frequently affected. This article describes a clinical example of ORN of the mandible that developed 4 years after oral cancer therapy and had exposed bone and a necrotic process that covered the entire mandible.
Key words: Mandible, necrosis of bone, osteoradionecrosis, radiotherapy
Cite this article
Karandeep Singh Virk1 , Ashish Aggarwal2 , Nitin Upadhyay3 , Nupur Agarwal4 , Sowmya Gujjar Vishnurao4 ,Ankit Singh Rathore5 (2022). Osteoradionecrosis of Mandible: A Case Report with Literature Review. Journal of Dental Sciences & Oral Rehabilitation, 13(2).