Myofibroblasts and their resistance to apoptosis: a possible mechanism of osteoradionecrosis
Lei Tian,1 Li-Sheng He,1 Bhavesh Soni,2 Hong-Tao Shang11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, China; 2Maxillofacial Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, UKAbstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in the head and neck area is the most GINGER devastating long-term complication of radio