Journal Reviews

Changing trends in the management of osteoradionecrosis (ORN)

5 August 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Debridement, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Medical management, Osteoradionecrosis, Survival

In the wake of new drugs that have been introduced for ORN like pentoxifylline, tocopherol, clodronate etc, traditional ‘conservative’ management of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) including minimal surgical debridement and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is under review. This study is a retrospective...