Bacterial Colonization of the Condyle in Patients with Advanced Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis: Analysis of Hemimandibulectomy Specimens

• Main Authors: Daisuke Takeda (Author), Kazunobu Hashikawa (Author), Manabu Shigeoka (Author), Maki Kanzawa (Author), Nanae Yatagai (Author), Satomi Arimoto (Author), Junya Kusumoto (Author), Takumi Hasegawa (Author), Hiroto Terashi (Author), Masaya Akashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis (ORN) sometimes requires extended resection (e.g., hemimandibulectomy). Bacterial infection contributes to ORN pathogenesis. To control infection and determine the extent of debridement required, an understanding of bacterial spread within sites of mandibular O...