Table 1 Original diagnosis and anatomical sites in 51 patients with overt ORN

Table 1 Original diagnosis and anatomical sites in 51 patients with overt ORN

Anatomical site	No. of patients
Tongue^a	1
Floor of mouth^a	8
Palate^a	5
Oropharynx/pharynx^a	5
Buccal/lingual mucosa^a	4
Nose/nasopharynx^a	3
Oral cavity^a	3
Retromolar trigone^a	2
Mandible^a	2
Lymphoma	2
Actinomycotic infection	1
Submandibular gland tumour	1
^asquamous cell carcinoma

Table 2 Treatment outcomes of HBO used for overt ORN

Treatment	No. of patients	Success	Improvement	No improvement
HBO alone	19	7	11	1
HBO and sequestrectomy	20	18	1	1
HBO and resection	12	11	0	1

Table 3 Treatment outcomes in ORN prophylaxis group

Treatment	Extractions	Complications
Nonsurgical	36	1
Surgical	18	0

Figure 1

Figure 1: Multiplace hyperbaric oxygen chamber capable of housing several patients and a therapist during a dive.

Figure 2

Figure 2: Two side-by-side monoplace chambers. The clear glass allows patients to watch television or videos and helps assuage fears of confinement in claustrophobic patients.

Anatomical site

No. of patients

Treatment

Treatment

Extractions

Complications