This bachelor thesis deals with head and neck tumors and their possible side effects, osteoradionecrosis of the lower jaw. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals generally with head and neck tumors, their occurrence, basic methods of treatment and prognosis. In the practical part there is an analysis of the condition of the lower jaw before and after radiotherapy of 11 patients who underwent radiotherapy in the head and neck, how it changed after irradiation and its risk of developing osteoradionecrosis.