Effect of X Irradiation on the Mandibular Condyle
LAWRENCE L. FURSTMAN 1
1 Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007
Changes in the cartilaginous layers of the condyle and in the calcifying matrix, in osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity, loss of primary trabeculae and hematopoietic elements of the marrow, plus a loss of vascularity and a decrease in size, were observed. Recovery after exposure to 600 R total body radiation was also observed.
Submitted on April 25, 1969
