Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Jaw Osteoradionecrosis

Autor: Yufan Wang, Heba Turkstani, Afrah Alfaifi, Sunday O. Akintoye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 23, p 2676 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14232676
Popis: Jaw osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a major complication of head and neck cancer radiotherapy. Treatment complications account for most of the poor outcomes for head and neck cancers and the associated racial health disparities in cancer survivorship. The global incidence of jaw ORN is improving due to pre-radiotherapy patient preparations and improved head and neck cancer radiotherapy protocols. The diagnosis and management of jaw ORN are based on the patient’s history and clinical presentation combined with radiological and histopathological tests. Evidence-based jaw ORN therapies focus on preventive, palliative, and surgical principles. However, new and innovative therapeutic approaches based on the cellular and molecular pathophysiological processes of jaw ORN and the jawbone’s susceptibility to radiation bone damage are limited. The rationale for this narrative review is to highlight the current diagnostic approaches to jaw ORN and the pathophysiological basis for new therapeutic options for ORN.
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