Clinical outcomes of teeth adjacent to the site of mandibulotomy or mandibulectomy in patients with head and neck cancer: results from a multidisciplinary mono-institutional head and neck tumor board.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this case series was to evaluate the necrosis of teeth adjacent to the site of mandibulotomy or mandibulectomy in a cohort of patients suffering from head and neck cancers.

Methods

Fourteen patients who underwent segmental mandibulectomy or paramedian mandibulotomy for oral, oropharynx or major salivary gland cancer and a total of 23 teeth were included in this case series. Twelve patients underwent adjuvant head and neck radiotherapy. Cold sensitivity pulp testing and/or electric pulp testing were performed on teeth at the margin of mandibulectomy and on teeth adjacent to mandibulotomy after surgery. A "positive" response was considered the healthy state, and "negative" was considered the diseased state of the tooth.

Results

The 10 patients wh

SUBMITTER: Castagnola R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239164 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature