Leukocyte-and platelet-rich fibrin does not provide any additional benefit for tooth extraction in head and neck cancer patients post-radiotherapy: A randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND:One of the most important complications of radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws, arising mainly from tooth extractions. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) in preventing O...

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Autores:
Palma, Luiz Felipe
Marcucci, Marcelo
Remondes, Cíntia Maria
Chambrone, Leandro
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5099
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5099
https://doi.org/10.4317/medoral.23804
Palabra clave:
Head and neck cancer
Osteoradionecrosis
Radiotherapy
Tooth extraction
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