Maria Emília Mota, Marcia Martins Marques, Maria Stella Moreira, Nelise Alexandre da Silva Lascane
Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery 2024 AprBackground: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws is a late complication after radiotherapy to head and neck cancer. Objective: To describe a rare case of ORN of the torus mandibularis that was successfully managed exclusively with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). Case report: A 72-year-old man presented an exposed necrotic bone observed in the torus mandibularis, extending to the lingual alveolar ridge with no edema nor suppuration. The treatment provided a noninvasive treatment leading to spontaneous sequestrectomy of the torus in 2 weeks with complete mucosal repair in 5 weeks and absence of lesion signs and/or symptoms even after 6 months of follow-up. Conclusions: The aPDT indicated to be a satisfactory treatment for ORN affecting torus mandibularis, a region with surgical limitations, avoiding surgery.
Maria Emília Mota, Marcia Martins Marques, Maria Stella Moreira, Nelise Alexandre da Silva Lascane. Osteoradionecrosis in a Torus Mandibularis Treated by Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: A Case Report. Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery. 2024 Apr;42(4):321-323
PMID: 38536105
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