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ArticleBMC oral health2024

In reply to the letter to the editor regarding "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".

Cosimo Rupe, Raffaella Castagnola, Gioele Gioco, Giovanni Almadori, Jacopo Galli, Luca Tagliaferri, Alessandra Cassano, Patrizia Gallenzi, Carlo Lajolo

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Cosimo Rupe *Head and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy. cosimorupe@gmail.com.
Raffaella Castagnola *Head and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Gioele GiocoHead and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Giovanni AlmadoriHead and Neck Department, Institute of Otolaryngology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Jacopo GalliHead and Neck Department, Institute of Otolaryngology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Luca TagliaferriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli- IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Alessandra CassanoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institute of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli- IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Patrizia GallenziHead and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.
Carlo LajoloHead and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper aims to reply to Somay et al., regarding their comment to a previous paper from our group, titled "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".The following concerns were addressed: 1) Within the limits of a case series, mandibulectomy might be considered a risk factor for the loss of tooth vitality as well as mandibulotomy. 2) Root canal therapy before surgery on the teeth adjacent to the surgical site could be an appropriate strategy, although in some cased it may involve teeth which are not destinate to have endodontic complications. 3) Dose-volume data of the included teeth were provided: the impact of radiotherapy (RT) as a confounding factor seems not to be as relevant as Somay et al. have pointed out.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsMandibular OsteotomyHumansMandibleEndodontic treatmentMandibulectomyMandibulotomyORNOsteoradionecrosisRoot canal treatmentTooth necrosisTooth vitality

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PMID39343921
PMCPMC11440913

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