Bone Abstracts

Purpose: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible is a serious complication of radiation therapy, and accompanies soft tissue damage before bone loss appears. However, there is still no adequate treatment to heal the soft tissue damage of ORN. This study investigated the effect of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) or rat mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs) on the healing of radiation-induced soft tissue injury by varying administration timing.Methods: Rat...