Correlation between the degree of alveolar bone resorption and oral and maxillofacial cancer: A cohort study.

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Abstract Background: The degree of alveolar bone resorption was observed via cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), and its correlation with the site of oral and maxillofacial cancer was investigated. Methods: A total of 110 patients with an average age of 57.07 years were enrolled from June 2020 to June 2023 according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The degree of alveolar bone resorption was analyzed via CBCT, and its correlation with oral and maxillofacial cancer sites, pathological findings and TNM stages was statistically analyzed. Results: Different pathological findings of oral and maxillofacial tumors were significantly associated with the degree of alveolar bone resorption (P<0.05). The factors affecting the degree of alveolar bone resorption included sex, age, and cancer site. There was a positive linear relationship between the different TNM stages and the degree of alveolar bone resorption (P<0.05), and there was no significant linear relationship between the different degrees of pathological differentiation and the degree of alveolar bone resorption (P>0.05). Regardless of the presence or absence of cervical lymph node metastasis, the alveolar bone in the oral cavity had different degrees of resorption (P<0.05). Conclusions: The correlation between the degree of alveolar bone resorption and postoperative TNM stage of oral and maxillofacial tumors can provide a certain degree of reference value for oral and maxillofacial and head-neck tumors in clinical workers.