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Title: Dermal grafts to bony defects in irradiated and nonirradiated tissues

Journal Article · · Arch. Otolaryngol.; (United States)

Coverage of intraoral ablative defects presents many different problems. Free dermal grafts have been used to cover exposed mandibular bone in dogs. Grafts were placed in animals both before and after irradiation. Grafts were uniformly successful in animals not previously irradiated but failed when placed after irradiation.

Research Organization:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dayton, OH
OSTI ID:
6444233
Journal Information:
Arch. Otolaryngol.; (United States), Vol. 110:10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English