Bisphosphonate-induced osteoradionecrosis of the jaw is most commonly occurs in the mandibular region as caused due to the bisphosphonate drugs which has been given for 8 weeks with no history of radiation therapy. Due to the risk of local factors such as extraction, periapical infection, periodontal surgery may lead to exposure of bone with pain and pus occurring in the region. According to radiological and clinical finding, different stages has been given. With those staging even treatment plan has been given as conservative management and surgical management with medication.

Preferred techniques of securing an airway like orotracheal, nasotracheal may not always be applicable, thus a trauma surgeon-anaesthesist team should always have alternative techniques in their armamentarium to reduce the morbidity associated with these patients. One technique may not be applicable for every patient, thus knowledge about different techniques available is equally required. Any situation when a patient cannot be oxygenated or ventilated should prompt the insertion of a surgical airway. Any effort to keep the airway open is important and lifesaving in such situations. A choice...

Oral squamous cell carcinoma is the third most common cancer in Indian subcontinent affecting people with lower socioeconomic status. As early stage oral squamous cell carcinoma patients can be treated with single modality treatment, multimodality regimen is adopted for high risk advanced stage cancers with multiple adverse features like extra nodal extension, lymphovascular invasion and perineural spread. This book outlines the principles of adjunctive therapy in oral cancer patients with special reference to different techniques, indications of radiotherapy and role of chemotherapeutic...