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Personalized Impact of Pre-Radiotherapy Tooth Extraction on Osteoradionecrosis Risk in Head and Neck Cancer: Insights from Causal Machine Learning
This study uses causal machine learning to reveal that tooth extraction before radiotherapy neither universally reduces nor increases osteoradionecrosis risk, but individualized effects vary substantially, underscoring the need for patient-specific treatment decisions.