Case Report

DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v0i0.758

Pathological fracture of the mandible associated to osteoradionecrosis: a case report

Ronal Ronal , Sylviana Melita, Syamsuddin Endang

Ronal Ronal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University, Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia. Email: ronalmks@gmail.com

Sylviana Melita
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University, Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia

Syamsuddin Endang
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University, Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia
Online First: January 07, 2019 | Cite this Article
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Ronal, R., Melita, S., Endang, S. 2019. Pathological fracture of the mandible associated to osteoradionecrosis: a case report. Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science 0: 1-5. DOI:10.15562/jdmfs.v0i0.758


Objective: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a severe and devastating late complication of radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer, especially in the mandible.

Methods: We report a case of a 47-year old woman who is suffering from osteoradionecrosis and bone exposure 5 years after irradiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. Segmented resection of the mandible was performed followed with reconstruction using a plate.

Results: ORN can cause a pathological fracture of the mandible and should be treat with a surgical approach.

Conclusion: ORN affects the mandible more often than the maxilla or any other bones of head and neck because it has high density and low blood vasculature that can cause pathological fracture of the mandible. Preventive measures must be evaluated to reduce the risk or severity of ORN

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