sodium-hypochlorite and Osteoradionecrosis

Exodontia of extremely carious teeth leads to a significant risk of osteoradionecrosis in patients who have undergone radiotherapy. In these patients, endodontic treatment could be an alternative. Successful root canal therapy in a girl who had been irradiated for head and neck neoplasms is reported. The results indicated that use of calcium hydroxide to obturate the root canals is a viable method of postirradiation endodontics in primary teeth.

Topics: Animals; Calcium Hydroxide; Child; Cranial Irradiation; Dental Care for Chronically Ill; Dental Caries; Dental Pulp Necrosis; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Osteoradionecrosis; Patient Care Planning; Periapical Abscess; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Root Canal Filling Materials; Root Canal Irrigants; Root Canal Therapy; Sodium Hypochlorite; Tooth, Deciduous