Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 956-960 , June 2006

The Treatment of Osteoradionecrosis of the Mandible: The Case for Hyperbaric Oxygen and Bone Graft Reconstruction

  • Michael Peleg, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dewitt Daughtry Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Peleg: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12th Ave, Suite 223, Miami, FL 33136.
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  • Eustorgio A. Lopez, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Division of Hyperbaric Medicine and Problem Wounds, Dewitt Daughtry Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00225-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.017

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 956-960 , June 2006

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