Response to the letter to the editor.
- Resource Type
- Letter to the Editor
- Authors
- Liu, Fu‐Hsuan; Lai, Yu‐Cheng; Kuo, Tsu‐Jen
- Source
- Oral Diseases. Mar2024, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p816-816. 1p.
- Subject
- *OSTEORADIONECROSIS
*TIME
*HEAD & neck cancer
*DENTAL extraction
*RADIATION doses
*DISEASE risk factors
PREVENTION of surgical complications
- Language
- ISSN
- 1354-523X
The article addresses the optimal timing between dental extraction and radiotherapy to reduce the risk of osteoradionecrosis (ORN), suggesting that a waiting period of at least 14 days may not significantly lower the ORN risk. It discusses the need for further research to determine the ideal waiting period and emphasizes the importance of considering mandible-related dosimetric information in assessing ORN risk.